The impact of product category knowledge on consumer use of extrinsic cues - A study involving agrifood products

Food Quality and Preference

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 176-186

  Chocarro, Raquel ^a   Cortiñas, Mónica ^a   Elorz, Margarita ^a  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Choice analysis; Designation of origin; Experience; Experimental design; Objective knowledge

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGUS;

EID: 58149215990     PISSN: 09503293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2008.09.004     Document Type: Article

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