A shopper is asked, “Name any brands of toothpaste you can think of.” She names two with no list to help. What is being measured?
- The question is about whether she knows brands, not what she thinks of them, so it is brand awareness.
- She has no list or pictures to choose from, so it is not recognition.
- Naming brands from memory without help is the unaided form of awareness.
Answer: Brand recall, the unaided type of brand awareness.