Lecture 4: Demographics, Psychographics, and Self Flashcards

1
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The relevance of demographics impact the size and growth of markets and influence individual decision making.

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True

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2
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Women and men look at different functions when looking for apartments.

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True

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3
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Gender differences in consumption decrease with income and education.

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True

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4
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Men tend to buy healthier food than women.

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False

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5
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Men’s clothing entails a wider range of styles than women’s.

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False

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6
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Consumption needs largely depend on age.

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True

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7
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Nostalgia influences consumers and their purchasing decisions.

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True

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8
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Chronological age is the individuals perception of how old they feel.

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False

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9
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Chronological age is the number of years a person has lived.

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True

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10
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Cognitive age is an individual’s perception of how old they are/feel.

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True

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11
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Cognitive age is a better predictor of purchase decisions than chronological age.

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True

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12
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Chronological age is a better predictor of purchase decisions than cognitive age.

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False

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13
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Race refers to the distinction among humans based on their genes.

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True

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14
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Race refers to the distinction among people based on their national or cultural heritage.

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False

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15
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Ethnicity refers to the distinction among humans based on their genes.

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False

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16
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Ethnicity refers to the distinction among people based on their national or cultural heritage.

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True

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17
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Consumption differs across ethnic groups.

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True

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18
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Religious identity has higher influence on consumption behaviour than affiliation.

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True

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19
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Religious identity has less influence on consumption behaviours than affiliation.

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False

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20
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Personality consist of the distinctive patterns of behaviours, tendencies, qualities, or personal dispositions that make one individual different from another and lead to a consistent response to environmental stimuli.

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True

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21
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Personality consists of internal characteristics that we are born with or result from the way we have been raised.

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True

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22
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Openness as a trait is described as being outgoing, talkative, sociable, and enjoys being in social situations.

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False

23
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Openness as a trait is described as being curious, original, intellectual, creative, and open to new ideas.

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True

24
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Conscientiousness as a trait is described as being organized, systematic, punctual, achievement oriented, and dependable.

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True

25
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Extraversion as a trait is described as being outgoing, talkative, sociable, and enjoys being in social situations.

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True

26
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Agreeableness as a trait is described as being affable, tolerant, sensitive, trusting, kind, and warm.

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True

27
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Neuroticism as a trait is described as being anxious, irritable, temperamental, and moody.

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True

28
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Variety and novelty seekers are accustomed to switching brands.

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True

29
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Uniqueness seekers make unconventional choices and are trend setters.

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True

30
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Hedonism leads to seeking maximal pleasure out of life.

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True

31
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Marketers segment consumers by lifestyle, and position their brands according to those lifestyles.

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True

32
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Consumers realize and demonstrate their lifestyle by consumption choices.

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True

33
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Consumers are often not aware of the influence their lifestyle has on their consumption decisions.

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False

34
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The opposite of materialism is called voluntary simplicity.

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True

35
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Materialism is a devotion to material needs and desires, to the neglect of spiritual matters; a way of life, opinion or tendency based entirely upon material interests.

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True

36
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Self-concept is defined as the totality of an individual’s thoughts and feelings having reference to himself as an object.

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True

37
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Self-concept is a set of beliefs a person holds about his or her attributes, and how he or she evaluates these qualities.

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True

38
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Self-concept evolves throughout life and depends on an individual’s developmental level.

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True

39
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Social self refers to self-knowledge that derives from the individual’s unique attributes.

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False

40
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Social self is the individual’s self-concept derived from perceived membership of social groups. People have several social selves.

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True

41
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Personal self refers to self-knowledge that derives from the individual’s unique attributes.

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True

42
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A person’s identity develops during childhood and is reinforced and modified throughout life.

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True

43
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Body image is a person’s subjective evaluation of his or her physical self; attitude about one’s physical attributes and characteristics, appearance, and performance.

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True

44
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Body satisfaction is a person’s subjective evaluation of his or her physical self; attitude about one’s physical attributes and characteristics, appearance, and performance.

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False

45
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Body satisfaction depends on the discrepancy between body image and ideals of beauty.

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True

46
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Ideas of beauty are socially constructed. Some aspects of beauty are due to genetic imprinting, some vary over culture and time.

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True

47
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Self esteem is judgement of actual self performance compared with the ideal self.

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True

48
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Actual self is described as being who a person actually is.

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True

49
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Ideal self is described as who a person would like to become.

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True

50
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Role refers to a set of expected behaviours determined by familial, cultural, and social norms.

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True

51
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Gender roles are expectations of society/culture toward gender behaviour and leads to gender construction and stereotypes.

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True

52
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Objects can become part of personal well-being and it gets attached to emotions, sentiments, later becoming part of one’s personality.

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True

53
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Dematerialization is the attachment to virtual possessions.

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True