Can McDonald's food ever be considered healthful? Metacognitive experiences affect the perceived understanding of a brand

Kyoungmi Lee, Sharon Shavitt

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Abstract

Consumers use metacognitive experiences to draw inferences about the state of their brand understanding but only when these metacognitive experiences are relevant for making this inference. In such situations, metacognitive difficulty can improve brand evaluations because it triggers efforts to restore brand understanding by seizing on available new information.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)222-233
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of Marketing Research
Volume46
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2009

Keywords

  • Brand understanding
  • Established brands
  • Fluency
  • Metacognitive experience
  • Need for closure

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Business and International Management
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Marketing

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