Motivation & Affect Flashcards
Motivation
Processes that activate goal-oriented behaviors to satisfy needs
Homeostasis
Helps the body maintain a steady internal state
Maslows hierarchy of needs
Physiological—> safety—->belonginess—-> ego needs—>self actualization
Social comparison
People determine their “worth” by comparing themselves to others
Name psychogenic needs often addressed by marketing
Need for status
Need for affiliation
Need for achievement
Self actualization
Need for power (or empowerment)
Need for uniqueness
Utilitarian product
Marketers position product as functional, practical, tangible product positioning
Hedonic product
Marketers position this product with emotion, experiential, symbolic product positioning (adressing more psychogenic needs)
Motivational conflict
When consumers want to pursue two conflicting needs or goals
Cognitive dissonance
The uncomfortable tension that occurs when we hold conflicting attitudes
Cognitive dissonance reduction (rationalization)
Add consonant. Attitude (I pay carbon tax when I travel by plane)
Discard dissonant attitudes (polluting planes…fake news!)
What is system 1
Affective thinking 95%
Mostly unconscious
Fast
Little effort
Impulsive
What is system 2
Rationale thinking 5%
Conscious
Slow
High effort
Logically controlled
Affect
A general descriptor of a valenced and aroused feeling state
Valence
Positive or negative
Arousal
Physiological changes in the body. (Heart rate, blood pressure, pupil dilation, self-reported)