test 3 Flashcards
(132 cards)
subset of top-of-mind brands evaluated when making a choice
consideration set
equality of preferences towards brands or products in set
preference dispersion
that which helps us discriminate among objects
diagnostic info
attribute that is top of the mind or more important
salient attribute
attribute that is both salient and diagnostic
attribute determinance
when consumer is actively evaluating a brand as he views an ad for it
online processing
tendency to recall info that reinforces or confirms our over all beliefs rather than contradicting them, thereby making our judgement or decision more positive than it should be
confirmation bias
recall of one attribute inhibiting recall of another
inhibition
collecting info from outside sources
external search
search for info that aids specific acquisition
prepurchase search
search that occurs regularly regardless of whether the consumer is making a choice
ongoing search
contact w independent sources of info, such as books, mags, websites
independent search
using samples or service/product trials
experiential search
consumers acquire all needed info on one brand before moving on to next
searching by brand
consumers compare brands in terms of one attribute at a time, such as by price
searching by attribute
eval of an object or estimate of likelihood of an outcome or event
judgement
making a selection among options or courses of action
decision making
judging how likely it is that something will occur
estimation of likelihood
evaluating the desirability of something
judgement of goodness/badness
starting with an initial eval and adjusting it with additional info
anchoring and adjustment process
imagining an event in order to make a judgement
imagery
categorizing spending and saving decisions into accounts mentally designated for specific consumption transactions, goals, or situations
mental accounting
intensity of positive or negative feelings associated with each mental account for saving or spending
emotional accounting
options that are unacceptable when making a decision
inept set