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Finances ch 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When faced with a threat, our brain generally responds in one of three ways: fight, ___, or freeze. | Flight |
| Think of the amygdala as the screaming ___. | Child |
| The prefrontal cortex is like the ___ in the driver's seat. | Adult |
| The first key question our brains ask is: Am I ___? | Safe |
| The second key question our brains ask is: Do I ___? | Belong |
| The third key question our brains ask is: Does this ___ good? | Feel |
| Amygdala | The part of your brain that helps regulate your stress responses. |
| Prefrontal Cortex | The part of your brain that controls memory, impulses, and thoughts. |
| How many minutes does it take for the human system to return to normal after a fight, flight, or freeze response. | 20 to 30 minutes. |
| Marketers ___ us that we don't belong. | Convince |
| Marketers ___ us better than we do. | Know |
| Companies know you're more likely to buy when you're ___. | Afraid |
| You can take the ___ back. | Power |
| Talk to yourself in the ___ person to distance yourself from impulse purchases. | Third |
| The most logical thing you can know is that you don't make logical ___. | Decisions |
| Impulse Buying | Buying anything without planning to do so in advance. |
| Buyer's Remorse | A feeling of guilt, regret, or unease after making a purchase. |
| Consumer Awareness | Refers to a buyer's knowledge of a product or company. It allows the buyer to make informed choices. |
| What amount do Americans spend a year on their impulse purchases? | $2,100 |
| Discretionary spending | Buying nonessential goods and services. |
| Nondiscretionary spending | Buying things of basic needs. |
| Salespeople are ___ to continue you to buy. | Trained |
| Companies pay to have their products placed ___. | Strategically |
| The products you buy tell a ___ about you. | Story |
| Never ___ just to save. | Spend |
| Making a purchase has become so easy that spending money is ___. | Painless |
| ___ spenders ask, "How much?" | Wise |
| Marketing | The process of communicating the value of a product or service to customers. |
| What colors red, blue, and green matter in marketing? | Red increases heart rate, thus gathering the customer's attention. Blue and Green are calmer colors and create a sense of reliability and resolution. |
| What strategies to marketers use to get results? | They make it their business to know where their customers spend a lot of time and the marketing methods they respond to most. |
| A lot of people would rather just buy whatever it is just to avoid hurting someone's feeling, but you can still say ___. | No |
| Retail Therapy | The shopping people do to lift their mood when they're discontent. |
| How to keep the prefrontal cortex under control with companies using impulse? | You need a budget. |
| What percentage of Americans make spending decisions based on their emotions? | 75% |
| Consumerism | They theory that spending money and consuming goods is good for the economy. |
| The total consumer spending | More than $16 trillion, making up almost 70% of the U.S gross domestic product (GDP). |
| Retargeting | Aka remarketing, is a form of online advertising that keeps a company's product in front of it's target audience by following them all over the web and across multiple channels. |
| Brand Recognition | The public's ability to recall an drecognize a brand by its logo, jingle, packaging, or name. |
| What was the trajected growth of mobile pay from 2019 to 2024? | $1.1 trillion to over #3.1 trillion |
| Self-Awareness: Will this add ___ to my life? | Value |
| Affordability: Am I buying this in my ___? | Budget |
| Research: Is this the ___ option, retailer, and price? | Best |
| Motive: Am I buying this for the ___ reason? | Right |
| Timing: Is ___ the time to buy it? | Time |
| We can't make decisions out of ___ | Impulse |
| Adjust your motive, budget, lifestyle, and ___ until you can say yes to all five SMART questions. | Patience |
| Most purchases are required by law to come with what? | A written warranty |
| Manufacturer's Warranty | A promise from the manufacturer that a product will be replaced or repaired if it's faulty. |
| Extended Warranty | Extra coverage for the repair or replacement of items purchased. |
| Is it a good idea to spend money on extended warranties? | In short, No |
| Opportunity Cost | The financial opportunity that is lost when you choose to do something else with your money. |
| Why is it best to stay away from extended warranties? | Because they're way over-priced, half of it only goes to the salesperson's comission. |
| What are some methods to protect your purchases? | Read and keep the manual, Keep the receipt date, and register the item online. |
| Card Fraud | The unauthorized used of your debit or credit card number and PIN or the forging of your signature. |
| Identity Theft | The act of fraudulently gaining and using the personal information of someone else, usually for financial gain. |
| How many breached records exposed sensitive personal identity information in 2019? | Almost 34 million |
| Only buy things ___ when your device is connected to a secure Wi-Fi Network. | Online |
| Using an unsecured network opens you up to all kinds of ___. | Trouble |
| Don't buy things or enter your debit card if you're on a free ___ network. | Public |
| The "s" in HTTPS stands for ___. | Secure |
| Large retailers are huge targets for ___. | Hackers |
| Identity thieves attach card skimmers to card readers at ___. | Gas Stations and ATMs. |
| What to do the next time you pull up to the pump? | Check out the card reader before you insert your card. |
| If you lost your card, or stolen.. | You should let your bank know that your card might be compromised as soon as possible. |