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Skip to Search Results- 1Anders, Sven (Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology) and An, Henry(Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology)
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Fall 2010
This study focuses on the variability of Canadian's value added meat purchase patterns by animal species, by level of processing, by branding and by grocery store chains. The results highlight that meat price, advertising and household socio-demographic characteristics and regional segments are...
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Brain and behavioural reflections of distracted driving associated with emotion processing and social factors
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Driving is a complex task that requires a high level of attention for the safe operation of a motor vehicle. However, the human attention system is limited in capacity, and distraction arises when there is a competition for attention from non-driving related activities. When insufficient...
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Fall 2009
Using a recently developed measure of extrinsic contingency focus (ECF; Williams, Schimel, Hayes & Martens, 2009), four studies were conducted to examine the relationship between extrinsic contingency focus and the extent to which individuals strive to meet the social ideals shown in advertising...
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Measuring Consumer Resistance to Innovation in Meat Packaging-Evidence from Choice Experiments
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In this thesis, consumers’ perceptions and willingness-to-pay for a new packaging technology for beef steaks, vacuum packaging, are measured using real choice experiments and different information scenarios. The findings suggest that information plays an important role in consumers’ attitudes...
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Measuring the Impacts of Different Messengers on Consumer Preferences for Products Irrigated with Recycled Water: A Field Experiment
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This study tests how different messengers - scientists, government agencies, non-profit organizations, and newspapers - influence consumer behaviour. We conducted framed field experiments to compare the effects of these messengers on consumers’ monetary bids on different items produced with...
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Fall 2010
Small-talk, flattery, teasing, ridicule, threats or insults are part of the daily fabric of consumers’ life. This dissertation is concerned with the way consumers behave toward others depending on how they are treated themselves. ‘Pay-it-forward’ is the notion that a person who is treated well by...
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Fall 2010
This study explored the current state of alcohol-impaired driving as well as the changes in alcohol-impaired driving over time among Albertans. Based on self-report data from the annual Alberta Surveys 1991, 1992, 1997, and 2009, this study also traced the shift in the impact of standard...