Ch. 6 Consumer Behavior Flashcards
Need Recognition
To go from actual, needy state to different, desired state
Consumer Decision Process
Need Recognition Info Search Alternative evaluation Purchase Post Purchase
Functional Needs
Performance of a product or service
Psychological Needs
Personal gratification consumers associate with a product and/or service
Internal search for information
Buyer examines their own memory and knowledge about the product or service, gathered through past experiences
External search for information
Buyer seeks information outside their personal knowledge base to help make buying decision
Perceived Benefits vs. Perceived Costs of Search
A good amount of time and effort spent to search for information about a product or service
Internal locus of control
Believe they have some control over the outcomes of their actions, generally engage in more search activities
External locus of control
Consumers believe fate or other external factors control all outcomes
Actual or Perceived Risk
Associated with purchase decisions can delay or discourage a purchase:
Performance Financial Social Physiological Psychological
Performance Risk
Perceived danger inherent in a poorly performing product or service
Financial Risk
Risk associated with monetary outlay and includes initial cost of the purchase and cost of using the item or service
Social Risk
Fears consumers suffer when they worry others might not regard their purchases positively
Physiological Risk or Safety Risk
Fear of actual harm if the product doesn’t perform properly
Psychological Risk
Risk associated with how people will feel if the product or service doesn’t show the right image
Attribute Sets
A consumers mind organizes and categorizes alternatives to aid their decision process
Universal Sets
All possible choices for a product category > marketers focus only on a subset of choices
Retrieval Sets
Brands or stores that you can remember
Evoked Set
Alternative brands or stores considered when making a purchase decision
Evaluative Criteria
Salient, or important, attributes about a particular product
Determinant Attributes
Product or service features that are important to buyer and on which competing brands or stores perceive to differ
Consumer Decision Rules
Set of criteria that consumers use consciously or subconsciously to quickly and efficiently select from among several alternatives