Consumer Behavior Exam #2 Flashcards

1
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What is assimilation?

A

When the stimulus fits into our categorization or schemas with little or no trouble.

Ex. “Oh, it’s an MP3 player”

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What is contrast?

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When something truly doesn’t fit with our current schema. Often we regret it because it’s usually “too far out there”

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What is accommodation?

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When the stimulus doesn’t fit very well, so we have to modify our schema to make it fit

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4
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What is absolute threshold?

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Minimum amount of stimulation that can be detected

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What is differential threshold?

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Minimum amount of change or difference between two stimuli that a person can detect

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What is JND?

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Just noticeable difference

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7
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Weber’s Law?

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The stronger the initial thing is, the larger the JND

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8
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What are the four sensory thresholds?

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Absolute, Differential, JND, and Weber’s Law

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9
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What is gestalt psychology?

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We see things as a whole, not as a collection of parts

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10
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Methods for gaining attention are:

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Involuntary Attention and Orientation Relfex

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11
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Two factory theory on ad wear out?

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Learning and Boredom/annoyance

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12
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What is semiotics?

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The studying of signs and symbols

ex. Backgrounds, scenery setting

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13
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What are switching costs?

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The consumers cost to switch brands

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14
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What is complaining behavior?

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When a consumer actively seeks out someone to talk to about their negative experience with a marketer

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15
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What is Maslow’s hierarchy of needs?

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describes consumers as addressing a finite set of prioritized needs

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16
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Share of wallet?

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the percentage of the customer’s entire budget spent on that type of product that goes to one particular retailer or brandv

17
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Types of involvements:

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Product: Fashion market
Shopping: Involved shoppers look for deals
Situational: Temporary involvement
Enduring: Continuing interest
Emotional: Emotions
18
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Approach-Approach Conflict is what?

A

Choice between two or more desirable alternatives

19
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Approach-Avoidance conflict is what?

A

desired product has negative consequences

20
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Avoidance-Avoidance conflict is what?

A

choice between two undesirable alternatives

21
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What is Emotional Intelligence?

A

Ability to remain positive in a negative situation

22
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What is Emotional Expressiveness?

A

Outward display of emotion

23
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What is Emotional Involvement?

A

The level of emotional response a consumer has when involved in some consumption activity

24
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What is classical conditioning?

A

a change in behavior that occurs simply through associating some stimulus with another stimulus that causes a reaction

25
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What is conditioned stimulus?

A

Object or event that does not cause the desired response

26
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What are the three kinds of memory storage?

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  1. Sensory
  2. Short Term
  3. Long Term
27
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Sensory Memory:
Capacity & Duration
Types of Info Stored

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Iconic - Visual
Echoic - Auditory
1 - 3 seconds

28
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Short Term Memory:
Capacity & Duration
Types of Info Stored

A

7 +/- 2 chunks on information

less than 20 seconds

29
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Long Term Memory:
Capacity & Duration
Types of Info Stored

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Unlimited Capacity
Permanent
Retrieval is the challenge, no storage

30
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What is the Starch Test?

A

A paid service measuring recall and recognition of print ads

31
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What is the two factor theory of ad wearout?

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When ads are run two much or too long and consumers adapt to seeing it and no longer catch their attention

32
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What does CS stand for?

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Conditioned stimulus (neutral)

33
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What does UCS stand for?

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Unconditional Stimulus (no training, already there)

34
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What are the 5 stages to the processing model? In order!

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Exposure -> Attention -> Comprehension -> Acceptance -> Retention

Every Asshole Can Accept Rimming

35
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What is share of visits?

A

percentage of a customer’s total visits to that type of retailer (or purchases of that type of product) are given to a particular retailer (marketer)