Chapter 10 Flashcards
motivation
energizing force that activates behavior and provides purpose and direction to that behavior
- reason for our behavior
- motive - representing an unobservable inner force that stimulates and compels a behavioral response and provides direction to response
personality
relatively stable behavior tendencies that individuals display across a variety of situations
emotions
strong, relatively uncontrollable feelings that affect our behavior
Ex: Need
consumer feels hungry - motivated to satisfy that need - view food and ads for food as personally relevant - will experience negative emotions prior to eating and positive emotions after eating
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
1 - all humans acquire similar set of motives through genetic endowment and social interaction
2- some motives are more basic or critical than others
3- the more basic motives must be satisfied to a minimum level before other motives are activated
4- as the basic motives become satisfied, more advanced motives come into play
5 factors in Maslow’s
1- Physiological 2-safety 3-Belongingneess 4-esteem 5-self-actualization
ex: of multiple Maslow needs
joining the us military
McGuire’s Psychological Motives
four main categories
two criteria:
1) Is the mode of motivation cognitive or affective
2) is the motive focused on preservation of the status quo or on growth
Bases of source and objective:
3) is this behavior actively initiated or in response to the environment
4) does the behavior help the individual achieve a new internal or a new external relationship to the environment
Cognitive motives
Focus on the persons need for being adaptively oriented toward the environment and achieving a sense of meaning
affective motives
deal with the need to reach satisfying feeling states and to obtain personal goals
preservation motives
emphasize the individual as striving to main equilibrium
growth motives
emphasize development
cognitive preservation motives - need for consistency (active, internal)
- attitudes, behaviors, opinions, self images
- motive being cognitive dissonance
ex: making a major purchase is not consistent with the need to save money
cognitive preservation motives - need for attribution (active, external)
this set of motives deals with our need to determine who or what causes the things that happen to us and relates to an area of research - called attribution theory
ex: to overcome this - use a credible spokesperson
cognitive preservation motives - need to categorize (passive, internal)
categorize things
ex: prices - connote different categories of goods - automobiles
cognitive preservation motives - need for objectification (passive, external)
observable cures or symbols that enable people to infer what they feel and know.
- impressions, feelings, and attitudes
ex: clothing - represents a subtle meaning of a desired image and consumer lifestyle
cognitive growth motives - need for autonomy (active, internal)
the need for independence ad individuality
ex: America - individuality versus Japan - they value affiliation
ex: pandora - providing limited editions and customization options - uniqueness and individuality
cognitive growth motives - need for stimulation (active, external)
seek variety and difference out of a need for stimulation
ex: switching brands and impulse purchasing
cognitive growth motives - teleological need (passive, internal)
taking matching consumers desired outcomes with images
-ex: mass media - tv shoes, books = to reflect their view of how the world should work (good guy always wins)
cognitive growth motives - utilitarian (passive, external)
consumer as a problem solver - who approaches situations as opportunities to acquire useful information or new skills
ex: tv show - learning new clothing styles, lifestyle options
affective preservation motives - need for tension reduction (active, internal)
- uncomfortable stress - people are motivated to reduce arousal
ex: dog carrier - no stress when flying
ex: recreational products and activities are promoted to relief tension
affective preservation motives - need for expression (active, external)
express one’s identity to others
ex: fashion oriented watches - brand swatch - more than tell time - express who they are
affective preservation motives - need for ego defense (passive, internal)
defend one’s identity or ego
ex: using well known brands to look socially visible and making the correct socially purchase
affective preservation motives -need for reinforcement
passive, external
act in certain ways because they were rewarded for behaving that way in similar situations in the past
- basis for operant learning
- public items - furniture and clothing - reinforce
ex: keepsake diamond - ad was about showing off a diamond in a room - visible to public
affective growth motives - need for assertion (active, internal)
people who seek success, admiration, and dominance
ex: biker taking a “fuel” energy drink to finish strong
affective growth motives - need for affiliation (active, external)
develop mutually helpful and satisfying relationships with others
seeking acceptance and affection in interpersonal relations
ex: “your kids will love you for it” - in ads
affective growth motives - need for identification (passive, internal)
identification results in the consumers playing various roles
ex: college student, sortie member, bookstore employee, fiancee
ex: “become a skateboarder”, “no working mother should be without one”
affective growth motives - need for modeling (passive, external)
modeling - reflecting a base behavior on that of others
- conforming in reference groups
ex: American express - using Kate Winslet and Beyonce for its “my life. my card” campaign