Review and consolidation of chapter content for exam preparation.
Overview of the chapter discussing how attitudes are formed and their influence on consumer behavior.
Definition of attitude: A learned predisposition to respond in a consistently favorable or unfavorable manner toward a given object.
Options: A. belief B. emotion C. attitude C. cognition D. attribute
Example illustrating how a learned predisposition (attitude) affects perception: Caleb learned littering is bad, thus dislikes those who litter.
Represents his attitude.
Example of a feature belief: Quaker Oats contains zero sodium.
Options: A. conspicuous belief B. benefit belief C. dominant belief D. feature belief E. inherent belief.
Marketers must promote benefits rather than features for less knowledgeable consumers and complex products.
Options: A. features; benefits B. benefits; avoidance C. benefits; features.
Component of attitudes: Cognitive consisting of a consumer's beliefs about an object.
Options: A. affective B. cognitive C. factual D. behavioral E. utilitarian.
Mitch's belief in Toyota’s reliability represents the cognitive component of his attitude.
Options: A. affective B. cognitive C. factual D. behavioral E. utilitarian.
Understanding the cognitive component of attitude uses the multiattribute attitude model.
Options: A. attribution theory B. cognitive dissonance theory C. multiattribute attitude model D. attitude consistency theory.
Components of a multiattribute model include: A consumer's attitude toward a brand, beliefs about performance, and importance attached.
Options: A. attitude toward brand B. belief about performance C. importance attached D. consumer's ideal level E. all of the above.
Duane is using a multiattribute attitude model.
He totals scores on attributes like price, quality, etc.
Options: A. multiattribute attitude model B. cognitive assessment model C. belief assessment model.
Consumers allocate points among attitude components indicating importance and it is known as rank-order scale.
A. perceptual mapping B. Likert scale C. semantic differential scale D. rank-order scale E. none of the above.
Ideal performance level index in multiattribute models is generally 100.
A. 0 B. 25 C. 50 D. 100 E. over 100.
Affective component of an attitude reflects feelings or emotional reactions to an object.
Options: A. knowledge B. cognitive C. affective D. behavioral E. orientation.
Kimberly-Clark's interest in mothers' emotional response to Huggies focuses on the affective component of attitude.
Options: A. knowledge B. cognitive C. affective D. behavioral E. orientation.
Janice's uncertainty about liking a painting illustrates the affective component.
Options: A. cognitive B. affective C. behavioral D. latent E. manifest.
Nike integrates aesthetic appeal appealing to consumers' feelings and functionality.
Options: A. aesthetic appeal B. aspirational appeal C. benefit appeal D. social appeal E. personality appeal.
The SAM assesses consumers' affective component.
Options: A. cognitive B. affective C. behavioral D. orientation E. personality.
SAM and AdSAM are effective across cultures due to pictorial representations that do not require translation.
Options: A. pictorial B. numerical C. emotions D. attitudes.
The behavioral component indicates a tendency to respond positively or negatively towards an object.
Options: A. cognitive B. affective C. behavioral D. orientation E. personality.
Actual behaviors are measured primarily through direct questioning.
Options: A. physiological measures B. multiattribute models C. SAM and adSAM D. direct questioning E. constant-sum scales.
Attitude component consistency implies changes in one component affect others.
Options: A. All change B. One change produces related changes C. operate independently.
Factors causing inconsistencies in beliefs and behaviors: lack of need, situational factors, interpersonal influence.
Options: A. lack of need B. failure to consider relative attitudes C. all of the above.
Factors NOT causing inconsistencies: lack of ability.
Options: A. lack of need B. lack of ability C. weakly held affect.
Madeline's simultaneous positive and negative views on Regular Coke illustrate an ambivalent attitude.
Options: A. relative attitude B. lack of ability C. ambivalent attitude.
Attitude components are generally consistent.
Options: A. inconsistent B. consistent C. irregular.
Strategies for changing cognitive components: change beliefs, shift importance, add beliefs, change ideals.
Options: A. change beliefs B. shift importance C. add beliefs D. change ideal E. all of the above.
Changing attitudes on American cars requires changing beliefs due to historical perceptions.
Options: A. change beliefs B. shift importance C. add beliefs.
Pepsi adding a freshness date aims to add beliefs in the cognitive structure.
Options: A. change beliefs B. shift importance C. add beliefs.
Approaches to enhance consumer’s affect: classical conditioning, positive affect towards ads, mere exposure.
Options: A. classical conditioning B. create a positive affect C. mere exposure D. all of the above.
Enhancing positive attitudes through positive music in advertisements is appropriate for restaurants.
Options: A. Change beliefs B. Use positive music C. Convince consumers about strong attributes.
Mere exposure makes individuals more positive towards a brand after repeated viewings.
Options: A. mere exposure B. familiarity effect.
Mere exposure enhances attitudes through familiarity.
Options: A. changes beliefs B. adds beliefs C. through familiarity.
Affect, emotions, and Aad play a role in hedonic products.
Options: A. durable products B. hedonic products.
Online marketers simulate touch through enhanced content.
Options: A. simulated experience B. virtual experience C. enhanced content.
Changing behaviors before affect or cognition is based on classical conditioning.
Options: A. classical conditioning B. operant conditioning.
Common techniques to induce trial behaviors include: coupons, free samples.
Options: A. coupons B. free samples C. all of the above.
Factors affecting attitude change: program context, viewer distraction, buying occasion.
Options: A. program context B. viewer distraction C. A and B.
The theory of reasoned action explains how attitudes form and change.
Options: A. cognitive dissonance theory B. reasoned action C. elaboration likelihood model.
The elaboration likelihood model features central and peripheral routes to persuasion.
Options: A. primary and secondary routes B. central and peripheral routes.
Carissa's car purchase decision is likely influenced by the central route.
Options: A. primary route B. central route C. peripheral route.
The central route to persuasion facilitates consumer's high involvement and belief alteration.
Options: A. operates through classical conditioning B. alters beliefs.
Dana's positive reaction from a commercial is influenced by the peripheral route.
Options: A. primary route B. peripheral route.
Central route-formed attitudes are typically stronger and more resistant to persuasion.
Options: A. stronger B. more predictive of behavior.
Addison should encourage the central route to strengthen attitudes.
Options: A. primary route B. central route.
The first strategy a loyal consumer uses against negative brand information is discrediting.
Options: A. avoiding B. discrediting C. discounting.
Consumers use discounting to protect their brand from negative attributes.
Options: A. avoiding B. discrediting.
Loyal consumers use containment to quarantine negative information.
Options: A. avoiding B. containment.
The source of a communication represents who delivers the message.
Options: A. how B. who C. what.
Source credibility entails reliability and expertise in a communication.
Options: A. message appeal B. source credibility.
Dr. Rosenfeld's source credibility comes from expertise in healthcare.
Options: A. source credibility B. source derogation.
A testimonial ad features a typical consumer's successful product use.
Options: A. single message B. testimonial ad.
Introduction to the concept of global elite reflecting shared values.
Luxury segments of global elites: A. Conspicuous Consumers B. Information Seekers.
Options: A. A and B.
Conspicuous Consumers love prestige brands.
Options: A. Conspicuous Consumers B. Information Seekers.
Michelle belongs to the global elite Fashionista segment.
Options: A. Fashionista.
Lifestyle defines outward self-concept expression.
Options: A. demographics B. lifestyle.
The individual's self-concept reflects thoughts and feelings about self.
Options: A. self-concept B. lifestyle.
Jennifer's totality of self-reflection signifies her self-concept.
Options: A. self-concept B. personal identity.
Dimensions of self-concept: actual, ideal, private, social.
Options: A. all of the above.
Actual self-concept perceives who I am now.
Options: A. actual self-concept.
Renee seeks understanding of her actual self-concept.
Options: A. actual self-concept.
The ideal self-concept reflects who one wants to be.
Options: A. ideal self-concept.
Charles examines his ideal self-concept.
Options: A. ideal self-concept.
The distinction between private and public self-concept is major in self-perception.
Options: A. private self-concept; public self-concept.
Kerri is searching for her ideal self-concept.
Options: A. ideal self-concept.
Independent self-concept emphasizes personal goals and achievements.
Options: A. independent self-concept.
Richard is exploring social self-concept.
Options: A. social self-concept.
Consumers possess independent and interdependent self-concept structures.
Options: A. independent; interdependent.
Independent self-concept favors personal characteristics and achievements.
Options: A. independent self-concept.
Interdependent self-concept encourages obedience and connections.
Options: A. interdependent self-concept.
Amber's individualism reflects her independent self-concept.
Options: A. independent self-concept.
Interdependent self-concept values family and cultural relationships.
Options: A. interdependent self-concept.
Barbara's actions depict an interdependent self-concept.
Options: A. interdependent self-concept.
Self-concept value differs across cultures; emphasis lies on independence vs interdependence.
Options: A. True.
The extended self represents self alongside possessions.
Carla's response after losing possessions reveals her extended self.
Options: A. extended self.
A peak experience results from intense joy and self-fulfillment.
Options: A. peak experience.
The most common self-concept measurement approach is semantic differential.
Options: A. semantic differential.
Brand engagement reflects how important brands are to a self-concept.
Options: A. brand engagement.
Semantic differentials are regular techniques for measuring self-concept.
Options: A. semantic differentials.
Mere ownership effect indicates owners perceive objects favorably.
Options: A. mere ownership effect.
98% of women perceive beauty as falling short of the ideal.
Options: A. 98.
Self-image congruity influences depend on individual and product factors.
Options: A. A and B.
Self-image congruity is more significant for perfume than for products like laundry detergent.
Options: A. perfume.
Interdependents prioritize others' opinions and feelings.
Options: A. interdependents.
Erin exemplifies a high self-monitor concerning others’ perceptions.
Options: A. high self-monitor.
Low self-monitors do not weight others' opinions heavily.
Sam demonstrates attributes of a low self-monitor.
Options: A. low self-monitor.
Lifestyle results from one's manner of living.
Options: A. lifestyle.
Doers desire excitement and adventure through various activities.
Options: A. doers.
Interdependents focus on domestic activities, including family-centric tasks.
Options: A. interdependents.
Initial quantitative measures of lifestyle referred to as lifeographics.
Options: A. lifeographics.
Psychographic studies include attitudes, values, and interests.
Options: A. all of the above.
Carmen's psychographic study covers nonoccupational behaviors.
Options: A. nonoccupational behaviors.
Porsche owners’ lifestyle segments include Enthusiasts, Fast Forwards.
The Top Guns category is driven by power and visibility.
Options: A. Top Guns.
Rod's Porsche purchase is about self-reward.
Options: A. Proud Patrons.
Experian's technology profiles may include Wizards and Novices.
Wizards are driven by new technology's potential benefits.
Options: A. Wizards.
Enthusiasts do not form part of Experian's profiles.
Options: A. Enthusiasts.
Janice fits the Apprentices segment regarding technology.
Options: A. Apprentices.
: Chapter 13
Consumer decision-making process needs understanding of situation and consumer.
Factors influencing decisions include time, place, and situation.
Situational influences affects behavior triggered by specific conditions.
Understanding consumer behavior requires investigating situation and stimulus object.
Behavior factors related to consumption triggers are situation-specific.
Context of self-concept and involvement includes individual characteristics.
All of the following are situations: communications, purchase, usage, disposition situations.
All are consumer behavior situations involving communication and social factors.
Temporal perspective is a situational characteristic impacting decision-making.
Sharon's situation reflects the temporal perspective regarding her gift purchase.
Individual characteristics do not include task definition.
Among consumption responses, task definition is not included.
Marketing activities correlate with situational characteristics determining behavior.
Mark needs to factor social class and task definition into his marketing strategy.
Communications situation influences how consumers process information.
Placement of ads in suitable media enhances efficacy.
Marketers strive to shift usage perceptions to reach different consumer engagement times.
Expanded usage situation denotes finding additional uses for a product.
Advertisements for a diamond on the right hand focus on personal empowerment.
Disposition situation deals with how consumers dispose of products.
Transporting considerations impacts consumer disposition behavior significantly.
Marketers and government must consider disposition influences on consumer behavior.
Walker's situation features disposition, with old computers stored away.
Gertrude's stance showcases disposition situation regarding recycling.
Alternative evaluation is not a situational dimension affecting behavior.
Physical surroundings encompass appearances and experiences at retail establishments.
Unique shopping experiences in lifestyle centers constitute effective physical surroundings.
Retail atmosphere is summed up as store atmosphere.
Retail ambiance refers to physical features shaping customer experiences and connections.
Store atmosphere can alter consumers' judgments on quality based on ambiance.
Atmospherics is the manipulation of retail environments to influence mood responses.
Retail atmospherics pertains to managing shop environments for optimal consumer behavior.
Service environments refer to servicescape, creating special atmospheres for service interactions.
Banks are categorized under utilitarian service environments due to their nature.
Masage services are hedonic, aimed at self-indulgence and relaxation.
Cruises qualify as extended hedonic consumption experiences.
Colors, aromas, and lighting are critical components of the physical environment.
Red and yellow colors are deemed arousing for consumer engagement and experience.
The professional scenting industry utilizes ambient scents to elevate retail environments.
Music affects behavior by influencing moods and temporal perspectives.
Slow music in a restaurant prompts greater food purchases by patrons.
Crowding affects retailers positively but generally results in negative experiences for consumers.
Crowding usually produces negative outcomes for consumers.
Under crowded conditions, customers generally buy less and exhibit dissatisfaction.
In crowding scenarios consumers generally do not make faster decisions.
A conviction of confined feelings prompts familiar adaptive strategies.
Consumers within retail environments count as part of social surroundings.
Jessica's experience at Aeropostale is influenced by social surroundings of peers.
Consumers susceptible to interpersonal influence display a personality trait.
Social surroundings shape Mimi's decisions reflected through peer influence.
Embarrassment emerges due to discomfort with the context of the product.
Clara experiences embarrassment when purchasing personal items in front of a friend.
Exploration of consumer problems evolving in the context of social media.
Problem recognition is the initial stage of the consumer decision process.
False statement regarding decisions: Consumers can encounter several problem types.
Varied consumer decision making includes nominal, limited, and extended decision-making processes.
Nominal decision making refers to routine purchases not requiring significant thought.
Limited decision-making includes evaluations conducted on simplified criteria.
High concern levels during purchases trigger personal involvement.
Blake's information search indicates high purchase involvement due to his situation.
Extensive purchase involvement provokes extended decision making over purchases.
Emma's quick gas station visit illustrates characteristics of low purchase involvement.
Limited decision making includes basic stages without complex evaluations.
Nominal decision making lacks alternative evaluations during purchases.
Limited decision making features only internal information search due to its simplicity.
Evaluations in limited decision making comprise limited attribute consideration.
There are comprehensive evaluations in extended decision making processes.
Nominal decision making can entail a lack of actual decision processes.
Routine purchases may closely relate to habitual decision making tactics.
Decision making involves considering what's plausible short of purchases.
Distinctions subdivide nominal decisions into brand loyalty and secondary purchases.
Brand loyal decisions reflect high product betrothal while not necessitating high involvement.
Brad’s Coke purchase exemplifies brand loyal decision making.
Decisions made with minimal importance represent indifferent decisions.
Rita's grocery choice of Blue Bell characterizes a repeat purchase decision.
Limited decision making encompasses simple decision rules and a smaller number of alternatives.
The mid-point between nominal and extensive decision making is referred to as limited decision making.
Modified decision making occurs through recognizing issues with several potential resolutions.
Marla’s phone replacement represents limited decision making with regard to choices.
Extensive decision making correlates with detailed evaluations and extensive information searches.
Olivia and parents’ extensive assessments relate to extended decision making regarding college selections.
Problem recognition occurs from the disparity between desired and actual state.
The situation of shampoo prompts problem recognition reflected in decision-making engagement.
A person’s perception of current feelings is its actual state.
Bessie’s awareness regarding shampoo mirrors her current state of mind.
A person's aspirations outline the desired state reflective of their future intentions.
Candice's desire reflects her ideal state indicating a weight loss goal.
Problem recognition requires a discrepancy for engagement with decision processes.
Drive behind recognition corresponds to an individual's perception of reality.
Motivational power behind problem recognition comprises the levels of discrepancies.
Relative importance of problems relates to the criticality concerning desired lifestyle.
Consumer problems vary between latent and manifest dimensions.
Manifest problems present awareness to consumers leading to resolution contemplation.
Elderly arthritis may showcase a manifest problem in physical health.
Latent problems represent issues unnoticed by consumers needing resolution.
The Martins' radon issue illustrates a latent consumer problem.
Active consumer problems require acknowledgment for resolution consideration.
Nonmarketing factors driving problems include social status and past choices.
The culture and normal depletion impact desired states significantly.
Nonmarketing factors modifying desired states include financial status.
Influencing actual state realignment could also derive from past decisions.
Nonmarketing factors that impact actual states could be product performance.
Research implies variety-seeking behavior leads to return tendencies in selection habits.
Consumers experiencing choice overload may lead to analysis paralysis.
Marketers addressing overload aims for heuristics helping ease decisions.
Overcoming overload requires simplifying options rather than expanding them.
Evaluative alternatives are swayed by criteria importance and rules applied.
Rationality theory often does not hold true as consumers are limited by circumstances.
Attribute-based choice demands knowledge of specific attributes during evaluation.
Bounded rationality encapsulates the limited processing ability of information.
The limited processing capacity characterized by Duane is bounded rationality.
A metagoal refers to the overall nature of outcomes sought during consumer decision-making.
Examples of consumer aims include minimizing effort and justifying decisions.
Limited information processing capability is exemplified through bounded rationality.
Types of consumer choice processes include: affective, attitude-based, and attribute-based choices.
Others do not involve a typical categorization within consumer choice processes.
Affective choice emphasizes an overall consideration rather than attribute evaluation.
Amy’s dress selection was driven by her visual affective choices.
Choice motives generally reflect consummatory motives wanting intrinsic satisfaction.
Instrumental motives inspire actions for additional goals beyond intrinsic engagement.
Pamela finds therapy within her sewing endeavors, characterizing consummatory motives.
Affective motives underpin consumer decisions linked to immediate rewards.
Hannah seeks brand influence based on peer approval, indicating social engagement motives.
Consumers engaging in attribute-based choice conduct attribute comparisons during purchases.
Joseph's evaluation of brands through price and attributes reflects attribute-based choices.
Affective choice, summarized through summary impressions rather than strict attributes.
Bobbie's disciplinary brand loyalty results in her opting for a no-comparison choice.
Consumer decisions evolve with motivation, situational factors, and information access influencing choices.
Evaluative criteria define features or attributes expected to address consumer problems.
Price and quality reflect Nancy's established evaluative criteria for major purchases.
Evaluative criteria can differ in type, number, and importance.
Evaluative criteria variations exclude nothing as they adjust across types and importance.
Evaluative criteria categories divide into primary and secondary definitions.
Cost features represent tangible evaluative criteria aligned to explicit attributes.
Screen size, battery life, and price align Andrew's benchmarks against tangible evaluative criteria*.
Intangible criteria capture aspects like brand image, style, and emotional appeal.
Samantha's strategic emotional syllabus of car selection equates to intangible criteria.
Marketing strategy formation relies on understanding consumer perceptions and evaluative criteria.
No new factors beyond already known criteria impact marketing strategy development.
Methods to unveil consumer criteria entail primary and secondary measurement techniques.
Direct measures gauge how buyers utilize criteria during acquisitions.
Chaz’s storytelling represents direct inquiry processes gathering evaluative criteria.
Indirect techniques unveil customer criteria through inferred understanding.
Projective techniques examine how respondents simulate evaluative formulations.
Survey techniques invite consumers to outline external qualifications during decisions.
Projective techniques investigate perceptions based on external evaluative frameworks.
Brand similarity analysis clarifies consumer preferences through perceptual mapping.
Ranking similarity among brands manifests perceptual mapping as a tool for preference understanding.
Information derived through mapping can reveal how brands position relative to criteria.
Ranking recognition methods are set as semantic differential scales for evaluations.
Relative importance of criteria utilizes Likert scales as the standard approach.
Popular conjoint analysis forms the foundation for indirect measurement strategies.
Ranks across alternatives define a conjoint analysis lookup of preference inquiries.
Jamie’s experience with device evaluation comprises conjoint analysis methods.