Chapter 6 Flashcards
Consumer Behaviour
Individuals and households buying goods and services for personal consumption
Factors or Characteristics affecting consumer behaviour
Cultural Social Personal Psychological Buyer
Cultural Sub-factors
Culture
Subculture
Social Class
Social Sub-factors
Reference Groups
Family
Role or Status
Personal Sub-factors
Age Life-cycle Occupation Economic Situation Personality
Psychological Sub-Factors
Motivation
Perception
Learning
Benefits and Attitudes
Culture
Basic trigger of wants and goods. It is deeply entrenched, but usually when it changes, it creates opportunities.
Subculture
Groups of people within a certain culture with shared value system and behaviours
Regional, demographic, ethnographic.
Social Class
Division based on socio-economic status
Reference Groups
Groups that form a comparison or reference in forming a behaviour.
Aspirational Groups
Group an individual wishes to belong to.
Membership Groups
Group with direct influence and to which a person belongs.
Word of mouth influence and marketing businesses represents 80% face to face. After face-to-face, search engines are the number one source to get information . True or false?
True
Life Cycle Stage
Needs for different product changes over the years.
Self-Concept Theory
Possessions contribute to and reflect self-identity.
Motive
Desire to achieve something
Learning
Behavioural change based on experience
Selective Attention (Falls into the sub-categori of motive in Psychological factors)
Way to get someone’s attention
Selective Distortion ‘’
Information that support your belief. You are stubborned and close to believe something else.
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
It is a motivational theory in psychology that consists of a hierarchal pyramid of the needs .
What is the order, bottom to top, of the Maslow’s hierarchy of needs?
- Psychological Needs
- Safety Needs
- Social Needs
- Esteem Needs
- Self-Actualization Needs
Psychological Needs
Our most basic need is for physical survival, such as satisfying thirst and hunger, and this will be the first thing that motivates our behaviour.
Safety Needs
Law, protection, security.
Social Needs
Love and belongingness needs
Esteem Needs
Self esteem, recognition, Status
Self-Actualization Needs
Self development and realization
The Maslow’s hierarchy of needs follow the life-cycle. True or false?
True
Stages of Buyer Decision Process (5)
- Need recognition
- Information Gathering
- Evaluation of Alternatives
- Purchase Decision
- Post-Purchase Behaviour
The information gathering proceeds through a many sources. What are they? (4)
- Experiential
- Public Source
- Commercial
- Personal Source