The impact of research design on consumer price recall accuracy: An integrative review
Hooman Estelami, Donald R. Lehmann
Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science · 2001 · Volume 29 · Issue 1
Abstract
For almost half a century, researchers have examined consumer knowledge of prices, often with disturbing and conflicting results. Although the general findings suggest that consumer knowledge of prices is poorer than assumed in neoclassical economic theory, significant variations among results exist. The authors synthesize findings from prior studies to determine the impact of research design choices on price recall accuracy measures. A meta-analysis indicates that a significant amount of variation in the accuracy of consumers’ price recall is related to research design characteristics such as the presence of financial rewards, respondents’ task size, and the price elicitation approach. Implications for price awareness research are discussed.
Keywords
Product Category, Consumer Research, Price Information, Actual Price, Percent Average Deviation
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