Mary, an independent sales representative, is hindered in her ability to be in contact with clients because of dropped calls on her cell phone. Her decision to purchase a cellular booster for her phone reflects Mary has just proceeded through the _____ stage of consumer decision making.
a. evaluative categorization
b. cognitive dissonance
c. need recognition
d. purchase evaluation

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Answer:

C) need recognition

Explanation:

The need recognition stage is usually referred to as the problem identification stage. This is the first stage of the consumer decision making process, since the customer realizes that she has an unsatisfied need and is willing to acquire a good or service that will satisfy it.

Usually consumers identify problems or needs through internal factors, e.g. someone is hungry and needs food, or through external factors like advertisement, e.g. I just saw an ad about a new software that can make help me finish my accounting tasks faster.