Perception Flashcards
What is Solomon’s (2013) definition of perception
The process by which physical sensations such as sights, sounds, and smells are selected organised and interpreted.
The eventual interpretation of the stimulus allows it to be assigned meaning
What are people’s perceptions
The way they sense and interpret the world around them
People often do not recognise their perceptions are create led through indirect inference and assume other perceive situations in the same way
What are stimuli
The input of information processing
Only a few are noticed and even fewer attended
What is a sensation
Immediate response to a stimuli provided
What is perceptual vigilance
Consciously or unconsciously filtering stimuli for relevance
What is perceptual defence
Inhibits potentially threatening or unpleasant stimuli
What are the sensory systems
Sight Sound Smell Touch Taste
What is the absolute threshold
The lowest level of input to be detected
What is the differential threshold
Just noticeable difference l- the minimum change in sensation necessary for a person to detect it
Marketers may want to sneak changes into the market
Each change must be below the perceptual limit
What is Weber’s law
The stronger the initial sensory stimulus, the greater the additional intensity needed for the second stimulus to e perceived as different
What is attention
The degree to which consumers focus on stimuli during exposure which depends on personal specific factors and stimulus specific factors
What is gestalt psychology
People derive meaning from the totality of a set of stimuli rather than from any one individual stimulus
What is priming
Where consumers assign meaning based on the set of beliefs held
What is symbolic consumption
The meanings attached to the act o consuming the goods
What is poly semy
Where consumers project their own experiences and aspirations to assign meaning
What can perceptual mapping help with
Locating product space and
What are types of perceived risk
Financial risk Performance and functional risk Physical risk Social risk Psychological risk Time risk
What does Hulten identify as the 5 major elements of store atmospherics
Exterior Interior Layout Point of purchase Human variables
What do marketers need to ensure
Messages are not only perceived but interpreted as intended
What are the elements f the perceptual process
Exposure to stimuli- sensory receptors - attention- interpretation- response
How can someone’s perceptual defence be overcome
Can be cut through with shock advertising e.g NSPCC
What are some additional points about sight
Accounts for 80% of perception Levine
Beware of cultural differences- white symbolises cleanliness
Boy and blue girl and pink
What does touch raise questions for online shopping
People want to touch things before they buy - what questions does this raise for online shopping e.g ASOS try before you buy
What is the grocery shrink ray
Small changes to size are not noticed
What is adaptation
The extent to which people’s awareness to a stimulus diminishes over time
Marketers need to be aware that we become accustomed to things
What is attention
When brand evaluation is taking place there is greater attention
Companies must think of different ways to get noticed
Sound may be used as a contrast
Sex, emotion and shock
Shock advertising is highly contentious but it can influence attention, memory and behaviour
What are schemas
Cognitive frameworks that are used to organise and interpret stimuli
What is gestalt psychology
Explains how much of how the brain looks for completeness
Used to improve retention
Audi A3 ad
You don’t need to have everything to have everything
Under what conditions is perceived risk likely to increase
New market offering
Little information about the product or service
There are major differences among brands
Limited experience of product class
Purchased may be likely to be judged by others
Marketer may want to reduce or highten risk
What dids hulten identify in ikea
Atmospherics lay the ground for sensory qualities of servicescape
Consumers become frustrated if they can’t touch
The pleasure of instore atmospherics is important in determining if the person with stay
Displays can encourage touching behaviour and can result in interaction that can cause impulse or unplanned purchases
Visually pleasing design can impact mood, increase problem solving and potentially overrode small details
Becoming a pleasant smell is a cheap and effective means of enhancing customer shopping