6.1 Limitations and Implications for Future Research
A potential explanation as to why participants looked longer at both the can fact cans and litho end cans when
compared to the control can be referenced back to the brand reconditioning theory. Participants may have looked
longer at the two can variations because they were trying to find the brand they were used to and these additions
to the cans made it more difficult for them. They may have also looked at these cans longer because they
preferred these cans to the control because of the added information (survey results conclude this to be true). In
the future it would be useful to add a question on the survey concerning brand recognition in order to determine
if this play any role in the participant’s choice. The location of the study may also have influenced the results in
terms of significance. The study took place in the Midwest, where the stimuli being tested, creole, may not be as
well-known or familiar as it is in the South. Participants that were unfamiliar with the product may have not
looked at the stimuli at all which could alter the results. In this regard, the location can be considered a new
variable for future experiments. In order to test if the location is a factor that affects the results, the same
experiment should be tested in different locations to be able to compare results. In order to make sure that the
familiarity of consumer and location is not considered as an independent variable of the study, researchers should
select participants carefully using a screening process to make sure they are familiar with the tested product. This
would allow the only independent variable to be the stimuli in the study itself.
6.1 Limitations and Implications for Future ResearchA potential explanation as to why participants looked longer at both the can fact cans and litho end cans whencompared to the control can be referenced back to the brand reconditioning theory. Participants may have lookedlonger at the two can variations because they were trying to find the brand they were used to and these additionsto the cans made it more difficult for them. They may have also looked at these cans longer because theypreferred these cans to the control because of the added information (survey results conclude this to be true). Inthe future it would be useful to add a question on the survey concerning brand recognition in order to determineif this play any role in the participant’s choice. The location of the study may also have influenced the results interms of significance. The study took place in the Midwest, where the stimuli being tested, creole, may not be aswell-known or familiar as it is in the South. Participants that were unfamiliar with the product may have notlooked at the stimuli at all which could alter the results. In this regard, the location can be considered a newvariable for future experiments. In order to test if the location is a factor that affects the results, the sameexperiment should be tested in different locations to be able to compare results. In order to make sure that thefamiliarity of consumer and location is not considered as an independent variable of the study, researchers shouldselect participants carefully using a screening process to make sure they are familiar with the tested product. Thiswould allow the only independent variable to be the stimuli in the study itself.
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