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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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  1. Fields of Study
  2. behavior
  3. human behavior
  4. economic behavior
  5. consumer behavior
  1. Fields of Study
  2. economics
  3. economic behavior
  4. consumer behavior
  1. Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry
  2. economics
  3. economic behavior
  4. consumer behavior
  1. Fields of Study
  2. human ecology
  3. family and consumer science
  4. consumer science
  5. consumer behavior

Preferred term

consumer behavior

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The predicted or observable activity or manner in which people make decisions regarding the procurement of goods or services; specifically, what, when, why, where, how often and from whom goods and services are bought.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

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Synonyms

  • consumer behaviour
  • consumerism

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/28652

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