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Term
Whether the attitude is positive, negative or neutrral
Definition
Valence
Term
The intensity of liking or disliking (a property of attitudes)
Definition
Extremity
Term
Degree to which the attitude is immune to change
Definition
resistance
Term
Belief that attitude is correct (properties of attitudes)
Definition
Confidence
Term
How easily the attitude can be retrieved from memory (property of attitudes)
Definition
Accessibility
Term
global or overall evaluative judgments. Strongly influence consumers' purchase and consumption intentions
Definition
attitudes
Term

 

 

Consumer survey that lists the top brands

Definition
Harris Poll
Term
the attitudes toward one object in relation to another
Definition
Preferences
Term
a scale that asks you to agree or disagree on a scale of 1-5 or 1-10
Definition
Likert Scale
Term
a scale where there are two opposite adjectives with a scale in between
Definition
Semantic Differentail Scale
Term
A semantic Differantial Scale uses ____________
Definition
bipolar adjectives
Term
a model that measures how those attitudes are formed based off the beliefs that you previously measured
Definition
Multiattribute Attitude Model
Term

Attitude toward the object = The attribute X the evaluation of that attribute 

 

Model that promostes that attitude toward an object is based on the summed set of beliefs about the object's attributes weighted bsy the evaluation of these attributes

Definition
The Fishbein Multiattribute Attitude Model
Term

Consumers indicate where they believe a product is

located on scales representing the various levels of salient attributes.

 

Also report where ‘ideal’ product would fall on these

attribute scales.

 

The closer the ‘actual’ rating is to the ‘ideal’ ratings, the

more favorable the attitude.

Definition
The Ideal-Point Multiattribute Attitude model
Term
Three ways of changing consumer attitudes
Definition

1.) Change beliefs

2.) Change 'attribute importance'

3.) change 'ideal points'

Term
When you give animals human traits and characterists
Definition
Anthromorphism
Term
Pet owners spend over $44 billion a year on products & services
Definition
Term
all persons, both related and unrelated, who occupy a housing unit
Definition
household
Term

Elderly persons living with  nonfamily members

Persons of the opposite sex sharing living quarters

friends living together

same sex couples

 

these are all...

Definition
non-family households
Term

_______ of career women age 35+ are childless

 

______Femail CEOs earning $100k + are childless

Definition

55%

 

49%

Term

initiator of family thinking about buying products and gathering information to aid decisions

 

(Under Family Role Behavior)

Definition
initiator/gatekeeper
Term
person with the financial authority or power to choose h ow the family's money will be spent and on which products/brands
Definition
decider
Term

person who acts as the purchasing agent by visiting the store, calling suppliers, writing checks, bringing products into the home and so on

 

(Under Family Role Behavior)

Definition
Buyer
Term
person or persons who use the product
Definition
User
Term
although children may  not be the deciders on whether on not parents by the product, but they can have __________.
Definition
veto power
Term
focuses on the relationships between family members based on the roles they assume, indcluding the relationship between purchase and family consumer and between purchase and purchase decision maker
Definition
family marketing
Term
(spousal roles) an equal number of decisions is made by each spouse, but each decision is individually made by one spouse or the other.
Definition
autonomic
Term
(spousal roles) the husband or male head of household makes a majority of the decisions
Definition
husband dominant
Term
(spousal roles) the wife or female head of household makes a majority of the decisions
Definition
wife dominant
Term
(spousal roles) most decisions made with nearly equal involvement by both spouses
Definition
Joint (syncratic)
Term
means without gender. A society where products and norms are starting to blend together
Definition

 

 

Androgynous society

Term
the process of families passing through a series of stages that change them over time
Definition
Family Life Cycle (FLC)
Term
kids that leave the house and then move back in their parent's house later
Definition

 

 

Boomerang Kids

Term

a generation that is sandwiched between their children and their parents. Must take care of both.

 

 

Definition

Sandwich Generation

 

 

 

16 million consumers in US are members of the "sandwich generation"

Term

Average age for women to get married is ______

 

Average age men get married is _________

Definition

25 yrs

 

27yrs

Term
________are the fastest growing segment of the singles market
Definition
co-habitating singles
Term
In the US, _____ percent of the singles market is made up of women
Definition
61%
Term

____ % men vacuum

___% men wash dishes

____% men made beds 

____% men load washing machines

Definition

47

41

37

Term
Children exert _____ over parental spending when they request specific products and brands.
Definition
direct influence
Term
Children exert ______when parents buy products and brands that they know children prefer without being asked or told to make a specific decision
Definition
indirect influence
Term
"KGOY"
Definition

Kids Growing Older Younger

 

kids know about stuff that adults didn't know about until way later

Term

Children learn their consumer behaviors through socialization

 

Children learn shopping behaviors from shopping with parents

Definition
Childhood Socialization
Term
______explain to their children why they buy certain products over others, thereby, teaching their children how to shop
Definition
Co-shoppers
Term
CHildren average just over ____store visits per year
Definition
200
Term
_______occurs when there is a physical proximity to a stimulus that allows one or more of our 5 senses the opportuity to be activated.
Definition
exposure
Term
Activation happens when a stimulus meets or exceeds the _______; the minimum amount of stimulus intensity necessary for sensation to occur
Definition
lower threshold
Term

Involves the interpretation of a stimulus

 

When meaning is attached to the stimulus

The meaning depends on what occurs during stimulus processing

Definition

 

 

Opinion Formation: Comprehension

Term

Classifying stimulus using the mental concepts and categories stored in memory

 

The category to which a product is assigned will affect how the product is interpreted

Definition

 

 

Stimulus Categorization

Term
The first time we develop a belief on a particular product or thing
Definition

 

Opinion Formation

Term
When consumers pay attention to advertising, they may experience _______ or _____________
Definition

 

Cognitive responses

 

Affective responses

 

Term

Cognitive responses:

 

Affective responses:

Definition

thoughts evoked by the ad

 

feelings evoked by the ad

 

 

Term
the more you see something or exposed to something, the more you like it
Definition

***Mere exposure effect

 

 

Term
the meaning, feelings, and liking associated with one object can be transferred to another object by simply pairing the two objects together. Think Pavlov's dog
Definition

 

 

Opinion Formation: Classical Conditioning

Term

Leads to the formation of opinions without thinking about relevant information

 

Often attitude toward an ad is an important determinant of advertising effectiveness in shaping opinions

Definition

 

 

Peripheral process

Term
stimuli devoid of product-relevant information
Definition

 

 

peripheral cues

Term
Influence of Biased Processing
Definition

Other factors may b ias or alter information processing and cause a change in how the inforation is interpreted

 

Expectations and mood states may bias information

Term

They show consumers a broken B. If you show consumers a  bunch of numbers, then the broken B, they say 13. If you show them a bunch of letters and then the broken B, they will say B.

 
Definition

 

The "Broken B" Stimulus

Term
Any subsequent modifiation of an existing opinion represents _____________.
Definition
opinion change
Term
Sometimes changing consumers' opinons will require the company to...
Definition
improve or change the product itself
Term
"jnd"
Definition

just noticeable difference

 

The smallest change in stimulus intensity that will be noticed

Term
Perception of change depends on more than simply the absolute amount of change
Definition
Weber's Law
Term
Achieving "jnd" depends on more than ....
Definition
simply the absolute amount of change
Term
Consumers' resistance to change varies from one opinion to the next and depends on whether it is based on __________ or __________
Definition
direct or indirect experiences
Term
The Dangers of Changing Consumers' opinions
Definition
  1. making changes can improve the opinions of some but harm the opinions of others
  2. may attract one segment but alienate another
  3. ****sacrifices are acceptable as long as the losses are more often ofset by the new customers gained
Term
Research on _______ shows the brand name appearing first has the strongest influence on attributes associated with that name
Definition
Composite Branding
Term
when you utilize two or more brands to name a new product
Definition

 

 

What is Composite Branding

Term

_______ leads consumers to blieve that more product is inside

 

_______ are effective at drawing attention particularly when they have an unusual shape

Definition

Larger Packages

 

Packages

Term

_____________  __________appeals attempt to influence consumers’ beliefs about the advertised product.

 

whereas

 

_________ ____________ appeals try to influence

consumers’ feelings about the advertised product.

Definition

informational advertising

 

emotional advertising

Term
__________ conveys meaning and is often tied to consumer opinions
Definition
the product's color
Term
________ use and meaning varies around the globe
Definition
colors'
Term

information about a price other than that actually charged for the product is provided

 

Designed to encourage consumers to form a

favorable opinion about the reasonableness of the

price.

 

Definition
Reference Pricing
Term
_______ is designed to encourage consumers to form a favorable opinion about the reasonableness of the price.
Definition
Reference Pricing
Term
___________aim to influence consumers' opinions about the advertised product's ability to perform its intended function
Definition
Utilitarian advertising appeals
Term
________claims that can be validated before purchase by examining information readily available in the marketplace
Definition
search
Term
_________ are claims that require product consumption for verification
Definition
experience claims
Term
__________ are claims whose verification is impossible or unlikely
Definition
credence claims
Term
_________ focus on factual information that is not subject to individual interpretations
Definition
Objective claims
Term
__________ are ones that may evoke different interpretations across individuals
Definition
Subjective claims
Term

An endorser for a product is more effective

when perceived as appropriate for the product.

 

Ex. David Beckham is more effective at endorsing a brand of soccer equipment than he is for endorsing a restaurant

Definition
Match-Up hypothesis
Term
Any packaging that has.... is more likely to be remembered
Definition
two or more ways of representing their brand name
Term

"Be Consistent"

 

Helping consumers remember

Definition

- An ad may convey the same meaning through the brand name, copy and picture if they are presented in similar ways

 

-When the ad copy conveys the same meaning as teh name and picture, brand name recall is improved

 

-Consistency facilities rememberance 

Term
Concrete Words
Definition

such as dog or tree can be visualized rather easily

 

i.e. Easy off, head and shoulders

Term
Abstract Words
Definition

such as democracy or equality are more difficult to represent visually

 

i.e. Nuprin, Prius, WD-40

Term
For easy to remember stimuli, ____________ are easier to remember than ________
Definition

concrete words

 

abstract words

Term
the degree to which the brand name conveys a brand attribute
Definition

 

 

Brand Name Suggestiveness

Term
Advertising may _____ your memories or ____ your consumption experiences
Definition

rewrite

 

reformulate

Term
________ and __________ makes healthier foods more appealing to kids
Definition

Brands 

cartoon characters

Term

______________:when the last digit of the price is

the number 9, it signals a lower price or is mentally

rounded down.

 

Given a price of $9.99, it tends to be viewed as $9.00 instead of $10.00.

Definition
Nine-Ending prices
Term

 developed by Daniel Kahnemann and Amos Tvorsky

 

A rigorous theory studied in psychology and mathematics

that proved:

Consumers tend to segregate gains

Consumers tend to integrate losses

Consumers tend to integrate smaller losses with larger gains

Consumers tend to segregate small gains from largers losses

Definition

 

Prospect Theory

Term

a part of mental accounting and the prospect theory

 

consumers tend to integrate smaller losses with larger gains

Definition

 

The cancellation principle

Term

allowing a previous expenditure affect your future decisions

 
Definition

 

***Sunk Cost Effect

Term

When studying two cases of a person "losing" ten dollars:

 

They found that only _____ of those who lost a movie ticket (worth $10)were willing to buy a replacement ticket, whereas _____ of those who lost and equivalent amount of cash was willing to buy a movie ticket

Definition

46%

88%

Term

- Identify the age and gender of the potential customer and customize advertising

 

-quanitity effectiveness of the marketing campaign measureing demographics and attention level

 

- design special offers to recognized customers

Definition
Face Recognition Advertising
Term
A UK department store ran this campaign where they launched products without labels and the store had no brand labels
Definition

 

No Noise at Selfridges

Term
*** Consumers are more sensitive to prices changes than they are to package reductions
Definition
Term
_____________ is the size, structure and distribution of a population
Definition
demographics
Term

Marketers use demographic analysis as _____________descriptors 

 and in __________.

Definition

market segment

 

trend analysis

Term

number of live births per 1,000

population in a given year

Definition
birthrate
Term

surplus of births over deaths

in a given period

Definition
Natural Increase
Term

number of live births per 1,000

women of childbearing age (15 to 44 years).

Definition
fertility rate
Term

future growth of any population will be influenced by its present age distribution

Definition
Population Momentum
Term

__________is fundamental to understanding

changing consumer markets.

 

The key is examining the influences

that are shared by most people in a specific group

Definition
Cohort Analysis
Term

___________:the age one perceives one’s self to be

 

Often seen in what market?

Definition

Cognitive Age

 

Young Again

Term

__________refers to where people live, how

they earn and spend their money, and other

socioeconomic factors

Definition
geodemography
Term

a free-standing metropolitan area surrounded by non-metropolitan counties and not closely related to other

metropolitan areas.

Definition
Metropolitan Statistica Area (MSA)
Term

a metropolitan area closely

related to another city.

Definition

Primary MSA

 

or Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area

Term

money from wages and salaries as well

as interest and welfare payments

Definition
Income
Term

a measure of a family’s net worth or

assets in things such as bank accounts, stocks,

and a home, minus its liabilities such as home

mortgage and credit card balances

Definition
wealth
Term

____________is what consumer think will happen in the future. It heavily influences consuption

 

measuring it isimportant in making decisions about inventory levels, staffing, or promotional budgets

Definition
Consumer Confidence
Term

___________reflect the choices an individual

makes from the variety of social values or social

systems to which they are exposed

Definition
Personal Values
Term

Values are concerned with goals and ways of behaving to obtain them.

Values are enduring beliefs that specific modes of conduct or end states of existence are personally or socially preferable to opposing modes of conduct or end states or existence.

Definition
Rokeach Value Scale (RVS)
Term

Designed to measure a comprehensive set of values

thought to be held by nearly everyone.

Values are trans-situational goals that serve the interest of individuals or groups and express one of ten universal

motivations or value types.

Definition
Schwartz Value Scale (SVS)
Term

patterns in which people live and spend time and money.

 

Reflects a person’s activities, interests, and opinions

(AIO) as well as demographic variables.

Definition
Lifestyle
Term

an operational technique to measure

lifestyles; it provides quantitative measures and can

be used with the large samples needed for definition

of market segments…

Definition
Psychographics
Term
AIO stands for?
Definition
a consumer's activities, interests, and opinions
Term

Consumers who are primarily motivated by _______

are guided by knowledge and principles.

 

Consumers primarily motivated by _________ look

for products or services to demonstrate their

success to their peers.

Consumers primarily motivated by ___________

desire social or physical activity, variety, and risk.

Definition

ideals

 

achievement

 

self-expression

Term

individual whose opinions are important in determining the critera for a purchase and which products may fit that critera 

 

 

(Under Family Role Behavior)

Definition
Influencer
Term

_________occurs when, for an existing stimulusresponse

relationship, the more similar a new stimulus is to an

existing one, the more likely it will evoke the same response.

 

Eg: designing ‘me-too’ packages to imitate leading competitor’s packaging to create favorable opinions among consumers.

Definition
Stimulus generation
Term
a term used in personality analysis or psychographics meaning that different people have different scores or a different scale This. It is a scale of HOW different you want to be from other people. 
Definition

NFU

 

Need for Uniqueness

Term

_________ measures how satisfied your customers are with the company. “How likely are you to recommend to a colleague or friend”

Definition

NPS

 

Net Promoter Score

Term

__________is fundamental to understanding

changing consumer markets.

 

it analyzes any group of individuals linked as a group

in some way

Definition
Cohort Analysis
Term

_____________ is an individual’s unique

psychological makeup, which consistently

influences how the person responds to his

or her environment.

Definition
Personality
Term

This theory states:

Human personality system consists of the id, ego, and

superego.

The dynamic interaction of these elements in

unconscious motivations that are manifested in

observed human behavior.

Personality is derived from conflict between the desire

to satisfy physical needs and the needs to be a

contributing member of society (Sigmund Freud).

Definition
Psychoanalytic Theory
Term

This Theory states:

 

Recognizes interdependence of the individual

and society—individual strives to meet needs of

society and society helps individual attain personal goals.

 

Social variables (rather than biological instinct)

are most important in shaping personality.

Definition
Sociopsychological Theory
Term

The ________ is an

important predictor of family or household spending.

 

In the last decade of a person's life, consumers have changed their

household spending from “things” to “services”.

Definition
Family Life Cycle
Term

_________attempt to

influence consumers’ opinions about the advertised

product’s ability to communicate something about

those who use the product.

Definition
Value-Expressive Advertising Appeals
Term

_________suggests that consumer buy products and

services and seek experiences that fulfill their

characteristic preference and give shape, substance,

and satisfaction to their lives.

Definition
VALS Value and Lifestyle Systems
Term
The desirability of products having something unique to offer to their consumers is also known as the ______________________________
Definition
USP (Unique Selling Proposition)
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