Certain common consumer activities were related to personality, intelligence, age, and education among 236 male job applicants. Although a number of the correlation coefficients were statistically significant, all were quite low in magnitude. The results tend to confirm a number of earlier studies and are understandable in view of the myriad variables, over and above ego needs, which influence the nature and extent of consumer behavior.
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