文章:
| Line | Much research has been devoted to investigating |
| | what motivates consumers to try new products. |
| | Previous consumer research suggests that both the |
| | price of a new product and the way it is advertised |
| (5) | affect consumers perceptions of the products |
| | performance risk (the possibility that the product will |
| | not function as consumers expect and/or will not |
| | provide the desired benefits). Some of this research |
| | has concluded that a relatively high price will reduce |
| (10) | a consumers perception of the performance risk |
| | associated with purchasing a particular product, |
| | while other studies have reported that price has little |
| | or no effect on perceived performance risk. These |
| | conflicting findings may simply be due to the nature |
| (15) | of product advertisements: a recent study indicates |
| | that the presentation of an advertised message has a |
| | marked effect on the relationship between price and |
| | perceived performance risk. |
| | Researchers have identified consumers perception |
| (20) | of the credibility of the source of an advertised |
| | message—i.e., the manufacturer—as another factor |
| | affecting perceived performance risk: one study |
| | found that the greater the source credibility, the lower |
| | the consumers perception of the risk of purchasing |
| (25) | an advertised new product. However, past research |
| | suggests that the relationship between source |
| | credibility and perceived performance risk may be |
| | more complex: source credibility may interact with |
| | price in a subtle way to affect consumers judgments |
| (30) | of the performance risk associated with an advertised |
| | product. |
题目:
The passage is primarily concerned with
选项:
A、challenging the implications of previous research into why consumers try new products
B、suggesting new marketing strategies for attracting consumers to new products
C、reconciling two different views about the effect of price on consumers willingness to try new products
D、describing a new approach to researching why consumers try new products
E、discussing certain findings regarding why consumers try new products
答案:
E