While the psychology of consumer behavior would veer off into a number of different directions in the 1950s, its core remained psychoanalytic theory brought over from Europe in the 1930s. Nothing ...

Consumer behaviour encompasses the decisions and actions of individuals and groups in acquiring, using and disposing of goods and services. It is shaped by an interplay of internal drivers—such as ...

Consumer information search behaviour encompasses the processes by which individuals gather, evaluate and apply external data in order to make purchasing decisions. In both online and offline contexts ...

Consumer behavior—or how people buy and use goods and services—is a rich field of psychological research, particularly for companies trying to sell products to as many potential customers as possible.