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The Story of Taste: Using EEGs and Self-Reports to Understand Consumer Choice
The Kennesaw Journal of Undergraduate Research
  • Charnetta Brown, Roosevelt University
  • Adriane B. Randolph, Kennesaw State University
  • Janée N Burkhalter, Saint Joseph's University
Publication Date
5-11-2012
Abstract

The authors investigate consumers’ willingness to switch from a preferred manufacturer brand to an unfamiliar private-label brand if taste is perceived as identical. Consumer decisions are examined through recordings of electrical brain activity in the form of electroencephalograms (EEGs) and self-reported data captured in surveys. Results reveal a willingness of consumers to switch to a less-expensive brand when the quality is perceived to be the same as the more expensive counterpart. Cost saving options for consumers and advertising considerations for managers are discussed.

DOI
10.32727/25.2019.5
Citation Information
Charnetta Brown, Adriane B. Randolph and Janée N Burkhalter. "The Story of Taste: Using EEGs and Self-Reports to Understand Consumer Choice" (2012)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/adrianerandolph/13/