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consumer behavior

Activities of individuals, groups, and organizations associated with the purchase, use and disposal of goods and services

Entityeconomic conceptQ301468

Also known as consumer behaviour · shopping behaviour · spatial shopping behaviour · customer behaviour

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1.Stated in STW Thesaurus for Economics“Shopping behaviour”Retrieved 2018-10-17
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Subclass of: behavior

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Consumer behaviour is the study of individuals, groups, or organisations and all activities associated with the purchase, use and disposal of goods and services. It encompasses how the consumer's emotions, attitudes, and preferences affect buying behaviour, and how external cues—such as visual prompts, auditory signals, or tactile (haptic) feedback—can shape those responses. Consumer behaviour emerged in the 1940–1950s as a distinct sub-discipline of marketing, but has become an interdisciplinary social science that blends elements from psychology, sociology, social anthropology, anthropology, ethnography, ethnology, marketing, and economics.

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Facet of: consumer
Characteristic of: consumer

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