ch.11 Flashcards
Personal Shopping Value (PSV)
overall subjective worth of a shopping activity considering all associated costs and benefits there’s hedonic and utilitarian
Impulsivity
represents how sensitive a consumer is to immediate rewards
Consumer Self Regulation
tendency for consumers to inhibit outside or situational influences from interfering with shopping intentions (action oriented have high capacity to self regulate while state oriented have low capacity)
Atmospherics
feelings created by the total aura of physical attributes that compromise the physical enviornment
servicescape
physical environment in which consumer services are performed
Fit and Congruity
two factors that help create a competitive advantage. Fit is the appropriateness of the elements while congruity is the consistency of the elements (elements = music, color etc.)
Source Attractiveness
degree to which a sources physical appearance matches a prototype for beauty and forms a favorable respnse
social comparison
naturally occurring mental comparison of the self with the target individual
antecedent conditions
mood, orientation, economic resources, security
epistemic shopping
activities oriented toward acquiring knowledge about products
reversal theory
tries to explain how environmental elements can lead to changes in shopping orientation
hedonic shopping value
worth of shopping because the time spent doing it is personally gratifying
olfactory
refers to humans physical and psychological processing of smells
foreground music
music that becomes focal point of attention and can have strong effects on consumers