title: Exploratory and problem-solving consumer behavior across the life span.
abstract: Different cognitive functioning, social, and personality changes appear to occur systematically during the adult life span. This article synthesizes research on life span changes in order to develop age-specific models of shopping behavior. The models are tested within a naturalistic field study of shoppers.
authors.affiliation: School of Business Administration, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Lesser
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Kunkel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D001288:Attention; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005106:Exploratory Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008136:Longevity; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009042:Motivation; D011340:Problem Solving