Ch 8 Vocab Flashcards
8-1 Reference Groups
Group of individuals who have significant relevance for a consumer and who have an impact on the consumer’s evaluations, aspirations, and behavior
Reference Groups
8-1 Reference Groups
Ways in which group members influence attitudes, behaviors, and opinions of others within a group
Group Influence
8-1 Reference Groups
Group that a person identifies with as a memebr
Ingroup
8-1 Reference Groups
Group with which a person does not identify
Outgroup
8-1 Reference Groups
Group that includes members who have frequent, direct contact with one another
Primary Group
8-1 Reference Groups
Group to which a consumer belongs, with less frequent contact and weaker influence than that found in a primary group
Secondary Group
8-1 Reference Groups
group of consumers who develop relationships based on shared interests or product usage
Brand Community
8-1 Reference Groups
group in which a consumer formally becomes a member
Formal Group
8-1 Reference Groups
Group that has no membership or application requirements and that may have no code of conduct
Informal Group
8-1 Reference Groups
Group in which a consumer desires to become a member
Aspirational Group
8-1 Reference Groups
Group to which a consumer does not want to belong
Dissociative Group
8-1 Reference Groups
Result of group influence in which an individual yields to the attitudes and behaviors of others
Conformity
8-1 Reference Groups
Ability of a person or group to enforce the obedience of others
Authority
8-1 Reference Groups
Extent to which group members feel pressure to behave in accordance with group expectations
Peer Pressure
8-2 Social Power
Ability of an individual or group to alter the actions of others
Social Power
8-3 Reference Group Influence
Ways in which a consumer uses the behaviors and attitudes of reference groups as information for making his or her own decisions
Informational Influence
8-3 Reference Group Influence
Ways in which a consumer conforms to group expectations in order to recieve a reward or avoid punishment
Utilitarian Influence
8-3 Reference Group Influence
Ways in which a consumer internalizes a group’s value or the extent to which consumers join groups in order to express their own closely held values and beliefs
Value Expressive Influence
8-4 Social Media’s Role in Group and Interpersonal Influence
Media through which communication occurs
Social Media