Luxury cues today whisper as often as they shout. Test how well you decode 2025’s fresh research on status signals.
Which term, highlighted in EDHEC’s January 2025 analysis, describes luxury products that convey status through understated, logo‑free design?
Loud luxury
Normcore
Faux luxury
Quiet luxury
The 2025 Psychology & Marketing paper “Paying Less as a Signal of Competence” found that boasting about getting a bargain primarily signals ______.
personal competence
risk aversion
wealth inequality
altruism
EDHEC’s 2025 study concluded that during financial crises, affluent consumers shift their purchases toward ______ signals.
quiet luxury
fast fashion
hyper‑luxury
vintage retro
Deloitte’s 2025 ConsumerSignals tracker shows a surge in status signalling through which eco‑oriented cue among Gen Z shoppers?
sustainability badges
high‑logo fashion
luxury watches
exotic car ownership
Capgemini’s Consumer Trends 2025 report labels consumers who avoid overt brand slogans yet buy premium goods as practitioners of ______.
stealth wealth
brand tribalism
conspicuous thrift
affordable affluence
Vogue Business’ 2025 coverage of baby‑boomer luxury argues that boomers’ focus on craftsmanship over loud logos is an example of which signal?
virtual signal
tribal signal
authentic quality signal
price signal
The Wall Street Journal’s 2025 trend report describes designer eateries as what kind of status signal?
monetary
digital‑only
experiential
linguistic
EDHEC’s study notes that overt narcissists tend to prefer which luxury style?
loud luxury
virtual luxury
quiet luxury
budget luxury
Wang et al.’s 2025 study shows bargain bragging boosts competence perceptions mainly among observers who assume the shopper’s SES is ______.
low
high
retired
student
‘Inconspicuous consumption’, as discussed in a 2025 Journal of Marketing study, is primarily aimed at signalling ______.
hedonism
economic scarcity
cultural capital
altruism
Starter
Your class‑signal radar needs tuning—review quiet vs loud luxury basics.
Solid
Good eye! Sharpen your sight for subtler status cues to move to the top tier.
Expert!
You read status signs like a sociologist—nothing escapes your notice.
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