Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1998
Publication Title
Journal of Consumer Satisfaction, Dissatisfaction and Complaining Behavior
First Page
1
Last Page
7
Additional Publication URL
http://journalconsumersatisfaction.weebly.com/
Abstract
Given the importance of predictive expectations in consumer satisfaction models, confounds in the measurement of expectations could result in misspecified models. Results of two empirical studies indicate that consumers interpret the word "expect" in numerous ways. A large minority of consumers interpret "expect" to mean "desire." The magnitude of the resulting confounding effect is illustrated by comparing results using a measure of expectations alone with results obtained when using a measure of expectations together with a measure of desires in a side-by-side format.
Rights
This article was archived with permission from Consumer Satisfaction, Dissatisfaction and Complaining Behavior, Inc., all rights reserved. Document also available from Quarterly Journal of Business and Economics.
Recommended Citation
Spreng, Richard A.; Mackoy, Robert; and Dröge, Cornelia, "Confounds in the Measurement of Predictive Expectations" (1998). Scholarship and Professional Work - Business. 15.
https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/cob_papers/15
