Chapter 8 Flashcards
Consumer Decisions Making Process
- Problem Recognition
- Information Search
- Evaluation of Alternatives
- Product Choice
- Outcomes
Problem Recognition
Curent state is different than your desired or needed state.
Hierarchy of Buying Decision Behavior
Routine Response Behavior
Limited Problem Solving
Extensive Problem Solving
Information Search
The process by which we survey the environment for appropriate data to make a reasonable decision
Directed Learning
existing product knowledge obtained from previous information search or experience of alternates
Incidental learning
Pavlov
Mental accounting
framing a problem in terms of gains/losses influences our decisions
Sunk-cost fallacy
We are reluctant to waste something we have paid for
Loss aversion
We emphasize losses than gains
Prospect theory
risk differs when we face gains versus losses
5 Types of Perceived Risk
Monetary, Functional, Physical, Social, Psychological
Evoked Set
All the alternatives out there
Consideration Set
The alternatives you’re actually considering
Heuristiscs
mental rules-of-thumb for efficient decisions