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Question : There are few words missing in the passage given below. The options given contain an answer that will fit in those given blanks. Pick the correct word to be used to make the sentence coherent and grammatically correct.

Recent studies have suggested that  50% of all the groceries are sold because of impulsive buying  and on the other hand more than 87% of shoppers do impulse buying.

When we study this buying behaviour it seems to be complicated and there are many contributing factors, such as a need for 1) ___________________ and lack of self-control, it is very well known fact  that external shopping 2) _______________– “buy one get one free” offers, discounts and all the promotional displays at the store– plays an important role.

A temting offer can often lead to a rush of temporary delight, which makes it harder to make a3) _________________ decision while buying. Most of the time we are overcome by the concious value of the “saving” if we purchase the item in the here and now – so we ignore other factors while considering such as whether we really need it. The constant need for instant 4) ____________________ can be hard to ignore.

There is another method called bundling that retailers use to 5) ____________________ impulse buying.

 Choose the correct word to be used in the blank 5

Option 1: trigger
 

Option 2: excavate
 

Option 3:  aggravate
 

Option 4: analogous