Chapter 6 Flashcards
people who know all the facts and logically compare choices to get the greatest satisfaction from spending their time and money
economic buyers
making the best use of consumer’s time and money- as the consumer judges it.
economic needs
Some Economic needs are:
1) Economy of purchase or use
2) Efficiency in operation or use
3) Dependability in use
4) Improvement of earnings
5) Convenience
basic forces that motivate a person to do something
Needs
are “needs” that are learned during a person’s life
Wants
a strong stimulus that encourage action to reduce need.
Drives
concerned with biological needs- food, liquid, rest and sex
Physiological needs
concerned with protection and physical well-being (perhaps involving health, financial security, medicine, and exercise).
Safety needs
concerned with live, friendship, status, and esteem- things that involve a person’s interaction with others
social needs
concerned with an individual’s need for personal satisfaction- unrelated to what other think or do
Personal needs
how we gather and interpret information from the world around us
perception
our eyes and minds seek out and notice only information that interest us
Selective exposure
we screen out or modify idea, messages, and information that conflict with previously learned attitudes and beliefs.
Selective perception
we remember only what we want to remember
Selective retention
a change in a person’s thought process caused by prior experience
Learning
products, signs, ads, and other stimuli in the environment- an individual chooses some specific response.
Cues
an effort to satisfy a drive
response
learning process occurs when the response is followed by satisfaction- that is, reduction in the drive
Reinforcement