Task Complexity and Contingent Processing in Brand Choice

Further evidence is presented that brand choice strategy is contingent upon task complexity. When three brands were presented, subjects used a compensatory strategy. When more than three brands were presented, subjects first eliminated unacceptable alternatives using a noncompensatory strategy and then evaluated the remaining alternatives using a compensatory process.

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