Olivia consumes Pepsi exclusively.She claims that there is a clear taste difference and that competing brands of cola leave an unsavory taste in her mouth.However,in a blind taste test,Olivia is found to prefer generic store-brand cola to Pepsi eight out of ten times.The results of Olivia's taste test would reinforce claims by critics of brand names that
A) consumers are always willing to pay more for brand names.
B) brand names cause consumers to perceive differences that do not really exist.
C) brand names cause consumers to be more sensitive to product differences.
D) brand names are a form of socially efficient advertising.
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