Research in education suggests that the text used in a course is the primary determinant of what students learn in a course. As recently as 1981, a review of consumer behavior textbooks concluded that instructors had several good books to choose from, but that there was little choice in terms of structure and approach. A number of new books has now appeared, giving instructors a much wider choice. A comparative review of those books can assist instructors in a most important choice.
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