M1S2: Perspectives On Consumer Behavior 2 Flashcards
Receiving, selecting, organizing, and interpreting
information to create meaningful picture of the world.
Perception
immediate, direct response of the sense
to stimulus
Sensation:
Organizing and
categorizing information influenced by:
○ Internal psychological factors
○ Nature of the stimulus
interpreting the information:
internal psychological factors
determine what one focuses on and/or ignores.
Selecting Information:
ability to perceive stimulus
that is below the level of conscious awareness.
Subliminal Perception:
selectivity occurs throughout
various stages of consumer’s perceptual process.
Selective perception:
consumers interpret
information on basis of own attitudes, beliefs, motives,
and experiences.
Selective comprehension:
consumers do not remember all
information with their senses after attending to and comprehending it.
Selective Retention
symbols, rhymes, associations,
and images that assist in the learning and
memory process.
Mnemonics
- Comparing brands that have been identified as
capable of:
● Solving the consumption problem
● Satisfying the needs or motives that initiated
the decision process.
Alternative Evaluation
subset of all brands of which consumer
is aware.
Evoked set:
dimensions or attributes of a
product that are used to compare different alternatives
○ Objective or subjective
○ Viewed as product or service attributes
Evaluative Criteria:
concrete outcomes of
product or service usage
○ Tangible and directly experienced by
consumers.
Functional Consequences:
abstract outcomes
that are more intangible, subjective, and personal.
Psychological Consequences