Reference group influences don’t work the same way for all types of products and consumption activities. For example, we’re not as likely to take others' preferences into account when we choose products that are not very complex, that are low in perceived risk (see Chapter 8), or that we can try before we buy.8 In addition, knowing what others prefer may influence us at a general level (e.g., owning or not owning a computer, eating junk food versus health food), whereas at other times this knowledge guides the specific