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Le pré-traitement de l'information et la compréhension de l'information nutritionnelle par le consommateur

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  • Jean-Claude Dufour

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[fre] Notre recherche révèle que les consommatrices Canadiennes ne sont pas surchargées dans leur traitement initial de l'information, même avec une quantité de données fournies supérieure à 6 « bits » (1 ). De plus, nous constatons un écart considérable entre les principales variables d'information préférées des consommatrices et celles qu'elles retiennent. Après une première observation, le consommateur retient à peine 15,9 % des données fournies alors qu'une période d'observation additionnelle procure un gain supplémentaire d'information retenue de 1 1 ,0 %. Enfin, dans une approche à la fois normative et cognitive, le concept d'information pré-traitée peut possiblement s'avérer une solution intéressante pour améliorer la compréhension de l'information nutritionnelle par le consommateur. [eng] Our research shows that food consumers are not overloaded in their initial information process even with an information load superior to 6 « bits». Therefore, we found an important difference between the information preferred and the information perceived by consumers. After one observation, consumers memorized around 15,9 % of all the data presented and increased that proportion to 36,9 % after a second viewing. Finally, we think that from a normative and cognitive approach to the comprehension of nutrition labeling, the concept of pre-processed information can be a possible solution.

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  • Jean-Claude Dufour, 1983. "Le pré-traitement de l'information et la compréhension de l'information nutritionnelle par le consommateur," Économie rurale, Programme National Persée, vol. 153(1), pages 14-17.
  • Handle: RePEc:prs:recoru:ecoru_0013-0559_1983_num_153_1_2923
    DOI: 10.3406/ecoru.1983.2923
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