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Marketing Ch_5

Consumer Behavior

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Culture calues, beliefs, preferences and tastes handed down from one generation to the next
Subcultures groups with their own distinct modes of behavior. Understanding the differences among subcultures can help marketers develop more effective marketing strategies
Acculturation the degree to which newcomers have adapted to U.S. Culture. Plays a vital role in consumer behavior
Norms the values, attitudes, and behaviors a group deems appropriate for its members. Group members are expected to comply with these norms
Status IS the relative position of any individual member in a group
roles define group behavior that members of a group expect individuals who hold specific positions within that group
Asch Phenomenon individuals conform to majority rule, even when it goes against their own beliefs
Reference groups people or institutions whose opinions are valued and to whom a person looks for guidance in his or her own behavior, values, and conduct, such as spouse, family, friends, or celebrities
Opinion leaders Trendsetters who purchase new products before others in a group and then influence others in their purchases
Social classes ranking determined by occupation, income, education, family background, and residence location. Can be used to determine spending practices
Family Influences perhaps the most important determinant of consumer behavior because of the close, continuing interactions among family members
autonomic role family when partners independently make equal numbers of decisions. personal-care items would fall into the category of purchase decisions each would make for himself or herself
husband-dominant role family occurs when the husband usually makes purchase decisions. Buying a life insurance policy is an example
Wife-dominant role family wife making most of certain buying decisions. Children's clothing is typical wife-dominant purchase
Syncratic role family refers to joint decisions. The purchase of a house follows a syncratic pattern
Need imbalance between a consumer's actual and desired states
Motive inner state that directs a person toward the goal of satisfying a need
Maslow's Hierarchy of needs Physiological, safety, belongingness, esteem, and self-actualization
Perception Meaning that a person attributes to incoming stimuli gathered through the five senses
Stimulus factors characteristics of the physical objects such as size, color, weight, and shape
Individual factors unique characteristics of the individual, including not only sensory processes but also experiences with similar inputs and basic motivations and expectations
Perceptual screens the mental filtering processes through which all inputs must pass
Subliminal perception the subconscious receipt of incoming information
Attitudes are a person's enduring favorable or unfavorable evaluations, emotions, or action tendencies toward some object or idea
learning knowledge or skill acquired as a result of experience, which changes consumer behavior
Drive which is any strong stimulus that impels action
cue any object in the environment that determines the nature of the consumer's response to a drive
response is an individual's reaction to a set of cues and drives.
Reinforcement is the reduction in drive that results from a proper response. as a response becomes more rewarding, it creates a stronger bond between the drive and the purchase of the product, likely increasing future purchase.
Shaping is the process of applying a series of rewards and reinforcements to permit more complex behavior to evolve
self-concept Person's multifaceted picture of himself or herself
High involvement purchase decisions purchases with high levels of potential social and economic consequences
Low involvement purchase decisions routine purchases that pose little risk to the customer
Evoked set number of alternatives a consumer actually considers in making a purchase decision
Evaluative Criteria Features a consumer considers in choosing among alternatives
Cognitive Dissonance Imbalance among knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes that occurs after an action or decision, such as a purchase
Routinized Response Behavior Consumers make purchase routinely by choosing a preferred brand or one of a limited group of acceptable brands
Limited Problem-Solving Situation where a consumer previously set evaluative criteria for a particular kind of purchase but then encounters a new, unknown brand
Extended Problem Solving Results when brands are difficult to categorize or evaluate. (1) compare items (2)evaluate alternatives
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