Consumer Behaviour - Chapter 4 Flashcards

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What are the steps of the Consumer Decision Process

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  1. Need Recognition
  2. Information Search
  3. Alternative Evaluation
  4. Purchase Decision
  5. Postpurchase
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What is Need Recognition about

Consumer Decision Process

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Occurs when consumers recognize they have an unsatisfied need, and they want to go from their needy state to a different desired state

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Functional needs

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Pertain to the performance of a product or service

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Psychological needs

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Pertain to the personal gratification consumers associate w a product or service

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Internal search for information

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Occurs when buyers examines their own memory and knowledge act the product/service, gathered through past experiences

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External search for information

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Occurs when buyers seek info outside their personal knowledge base to help make the buying decision

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Internal locus of control

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When consumers believe they have some control over the outcomes of their actions, in which case, they generally engage in more search activities

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External locus of control

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Refers to when consumers believe that fate or other external factors control all outcomes

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Performance risk

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Involves the perceived danger inherent in a poorly performing product or service

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Financial risk

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Risk associated w a monetary outlay; includes the initial cost of the purchase, as well as the costs of using the item or service

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Social risk

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Involves the fears that consumers suffer when they worry that others might not regard their purchases positively

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Physiological risk

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Risk associated w the fear of an actual harm should the product not perform properly

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Psychological risk

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Associated w the way ppl will feel if the product/service does not convey the right image

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Retrieval sets

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Consist of those brands or stores that can be readily brought forth from memory

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Evaluative criteria

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Consist of a set of saint, or important, attributes act a particular product that are used to compare alternative products

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Determinant attributes

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Product or service features that r important to the buyer and on which competing brands or stores r perceived to differ

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Consumer decision rules

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The set of criteria consumers use consciously or subconsciously to quickly and efficiently select from among several alternatives

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Compensatory decision rule

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Is at work when the consumer is evaluating alternatives and trades off one characteristic against another, such that good characteristics compensate for bad ones

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Non-compensatory decision rule

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At work when consumers choose a product or service on the basis of a subset of its characteristics, regardless of the values of its other attributes

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Decision heuristics

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Mental shortcuts that help them narrow down their choices; ex: price, brand, and product presentation

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Postpurchase dissonance

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An internal conflict that arises from an inconsistency between 2 beliefs, or between beliefs and behaviour

22
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Negative word-of-mouth

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When consumers spread negative info abt a product, service or store to others

23
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Motive

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A need or want that is strong enough to cause the person to seek satisfaction

24
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Physiological needs

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Relate to the basic biological necessities of life : food, drink, rest, shelter

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Safety needs

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Protection and physical well being

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Love (social) needs

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Our interactions w others

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Esteem needs

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Allow ppl to satisfy their inner desires

28
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Self-actualization

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Occurs when u feel completely satisfied w ur life and how u live

29
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Attitude

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A person’s enduring evaluation of their feelings act and behavioural tendencies toward an object or idea

30
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Cognitive component

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A component of attitude that reflects what we believe to be true

31
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Affective component

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A component of attitude that reflects what a person feels apt the issue at hand - their like or dislike of something

32
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Behavioural component

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A component of attitude that comprises the actions a person takes w regard to the issue at hand

33
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Perception

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The process by which we select, organize and interpret info to form a meaningful picture of the world

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Learning

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A change in a person’s thought process or behaviour that arises from experience and takes place throughout the consumer decision process

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Lifestyle

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The way consumers spend their time and money to live

36
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Reference group

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One or more persons an individual uses as a basis for comparison regarding beliefs, feelings, and behaviours

37
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Situational factors

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Factors affecting the consumer decision process

38
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Involvement

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The consumer’s degree of interest in or concern art the product or service

39
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Extended problem solving

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A purchase decision process during which the consumer devotes considerable time and effort to analyzing alternatives

40
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Limited problem solving

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Occurs during a purchase decision that calls for, at most, a moderate amt of effort and time

41
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Impulse buying

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A buying decision made by customers on the spot when they see the merchandise

42
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Habitual decision making

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Describes a purchase decision process in which consumers engage w little conscious effort

43
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Evoked sets

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Include only the brands that consumers consider when making a purchase decision

44
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Situational factors

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Can help facilitate purchases

45
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Why would customer dissatisfaction occur?

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When a product fails to live up to high performance expectations

46
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When would limited problem solving occur?

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When the consumer has a purchase decision that calls for, at most, moderate effort & time

47
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When do consumers use extended problem solving?

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Risky purchase decisions

48
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Factors Affecting Consumer’s Search Processes

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  • The perceived benefits vs perceived costs of search
  • The locus of control
  • Actual or perceived risk
49
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If firm gets brand into consumer’s evoked set, what happens?

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Increased the likelihood of purchase and therefore reduced search time because the consumer will think specifically of the brand when considering choices

50
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What are the postpurchase outcomes

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Cusomer Satisfaction
Postpurchase Dissonance (buyer’s remorse)
Customer Loyalty or disloyalty

51
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What are the 2 types of buying processes consumers engage in?

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Extended problem solving
Limited problem solving