In general, most consumers don't spend a lot of time thinking about their funeral. So some funeral home advertising tries to get them to think about their loved-ones and encourage preplanning their funeral.  This is an attempt to get people to think about a product that most consumers do not actively seek. In other words, insurance is a(n) _____ product.

A. heterogeneous shopping
B. specialty
C. unsought
D. business
E. consumer


Answer: C

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