The Effect Of Motivation Flashcards
High effect behavior (when motivation is high)
People are willing to do things that make it more likely that they will achieve their goals
Motivation creates willingness to make a considerable effort
What will Motivated consumers do to achieve their goal
Pay close attention to it
Think about it
Try to understand information presented
Evaluate the information critically
Try to remember for later use
Motivated reasoning
Consumers process information in a biased way so they can obtain that particular conclusion they want to reach
Motivated reasoning occurs when
Self esteem is at stake
Desperately hope to achieve a particular goal
Avoid a negative outcome
Involvement
Final outcome of motivation is that it evokes a psychological state of the consumer which is called involvment
4 types of involvement
Enduring involvement
Situational involvement
Cognitive involvement
Affective involvement
Objects of involvement
Product or retail category
Brand = brand loyalty
Ad = when personally relevant
Medium = ads are more effective
Decisions and behaviours = response involvement
Personal relevance
The extent to which something has a direct bearing on and significant consequences or implications for your life
Consistency with self concept
-Personal relevance to the extent that it bears on your self concept
-Self concept helps us to define who we are and it motivates our behavior
-Marketeers attempt to make the informatiom as personally relevant as possible
Values
Abstract beliefs that guide what people regard as good or important
Consumers are motivated to engage in behavior that are consistent with their values
Needs
Internal state of tension caused by disequilibrium from an ideal or desired state
Consumers find things personally relevant when they have a bearing on activated needs
Consumers that are motivated to satisfy a specific need, find objects unrelated to that need less attractive
Needs can also keep us away just as much as they can lead us to a product or service
Types of needs
Social
Functional
Personal
Symbolic
Hedonic
Examples of social needs
Modeling
Support
Examples of Personal needs
Safety
Order
Physical well being
Self control
Independence
Examples of Functional needs
Status
Affliation
Belonging
Achievement
Examples of symbolic needs
Reinforcement
Sex
Play
Hedonic
Sensory stimulation
Cognitive Stimulation
Novelty
Social needs
Externally directed, relate to other individuals
Personal needs
Achievement is not based on other people
Functional need
Motivate the search for products that solve consumption related problems
Symbolic needs
Affect how we perceive ourselves and how others perceive us
Hedonic needs
Reflect our inherent desires for sensory pleasure
Needs for cognition and stimulation