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Consumer Behavior Ch. 7 Key Words
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Undergraduate 3
03/07/2011

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ABC Model of Attitudes
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a multidimensional perspective stating that attitudes are jointly defined by affect, behavior, and cognition
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Affect
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the way a consumer feels about an attitude objects
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Allegory
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a story told about an abstract trait or concept that has been personified as a person, animal, or vegetable
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Attitude
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a lasting, general evaluation of people, objects or issues
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Attitude Object
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anything toward which one has an attitude
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Attitude Toward the Act of Buying
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the perceived consequences of a purchase
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Balance Theory
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considers relations among elements a person might perceive as belonging together, and people's tendency to change relations among elements in order to make them consistent or "balanced"
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Basking in Reflected Glory
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the practice of publicizing connectiosn with successful people or organizations to enhance one's own standing
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Behavior
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a consumer's actions with regard to an attitude object
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Blogging
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Cognition
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the beliefs a consumer has about an attitude object
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Communications Model
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a framework specifying tha ta number of elements are necessary for communication to be achieved, including a source, message, medium, receivers and feedback
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Comparative Advertising
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a strategy in which a messagae compares two or more specifically named or recognizably presented brands and makes a comparison of them in terms of one or more specific attributes
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Compliance
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we form an attitude because it helps us to gain rewarads or avoid punishment
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Ego-Defensive Function
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attitudes we form to protect ourselves either from external threats or internal feelings
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Elaboration Likelihood Model
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the approach that one of two routes to persuasion (central v. peripheral) will be followed, depending on the personal relevance of a message; the route taken determines the relative importance of the message contents versus other characteristics, such as source attractiveness
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Experimental Hierarchy of Effects
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an attitude is initially formed on the basis of a raw emotional reaction
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Fear Appeals
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an attempt to change attitudes or behavior through the use of threats or by highlighting negative consequences of noncompliance with the request
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Foot-in-the-Door Technique
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based on the observation that a consumer is more likely to comply with a request if her or she has first agreed to comply with a smaller request
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Functional Theory of Attitudes
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states that attitudes exist because they serve some function for the person; consumers who expect that they will need to deal with similar situations at a future time will be more likely to start to form an attitude in anticipation
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Hierarchy of Effects
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a fixed sequence of steps that occurs during attitude formation; this sequence varies depending on such factors as the consumer's level of involvement with the attitude object
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Identification
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the process of forming an attitude to conform to another person's or group's expectations
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Internalization
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deep-seated attitudes attitudes become part of our value system
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Knowledge Function
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the process of forming an attitude to provide order, structure or meaning
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Lattitudes of Acceptance and Rejection
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in the social judgement theory of attitudes, the notion that people differ in terms of the information they will find acceptable or unacceptable; they form latitudes of acceptance and rejection around an attitude standard; ideas that fall within a latitude will be favorably received, but those falling outside of this zone will not
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Low-Involvement Hierarchy of Effects
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the process of attitude formation for prodcuts or services that carry little risk or self-identity
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M-Commerce
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the practice of promoting and selling goods and services via wireless devices including cell phones, PDAs and iPods
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Metaphor
Definition
the use of an explicit comparison between a product and some other person, place or thing
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Multiattribute Attitude Models
Definition
those models that assume that a consumer's attitude of an attitude object depends on the beliefs he or she has about several or many attributes of the object, the use of a multiattribute model implies that an attitude toward a product or brand can be predicted by identifying these specific beliefs and combining them to derive a measure of the consumer's overall attitude
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Multiple Pathway Anchoring and Adjustment Model
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a model that emphasizes multiple pathways to attitude formation
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Paid Influencer Programs
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Permission Marketing
Definition
popular strategy based on the idea that a marketer will be much more successful in persuading consumers who have agreed to let them try
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Persuasion
Definition
an active attempt to change attitudes
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Podcasting
Definition
an audio broadcast that people listen to on portable MP3 players or laptops
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Principle of Cognitive Consistency
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the belief that consumers value harmony among their thoughts, feelings and behaviors and that they are motivated to maintain uniformity among these elements
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Refutational Arguments
Definition
calling attention to a product's negative attributes as a persuasive strategy where a negative issue is raised and then dismissed; this approach can increase source credibility
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Resonance
Definition
a literary device, frequently used in advertising that uses a play on words to communicate a product benefit
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Self-Perception Theory
Definition
an alternative explanation of dissonance effects; it assumes that people use observations of their own behavior to infer their attitudes toward some object
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Simile
Definition
comparing two objects that share a similar property
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Sleeper Effect
Definition
the process whereby differences in attitude change between positive and negative sources seem to diminish over time
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Social Judgment Theory
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the perspective that people assimilate new information about attitude objects in light of what they already know or feel; the initial attitude acts as a frame of reference and new information is categorized in terms of this standard
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Social Media
Definition
the set of technologies that enable users to create content and share it with a large number of others
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Social Pressure
Definition
the power of others to influence what we do regardless of our internal beliefs
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Sock Puppeting
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a company executive or other biased source poses as some one else to tout his organization in social media
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Source Attractiveness
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the dimensions of a communcator that increase his or her persuasivenss; these include expertise, objectivity, and attractiveness
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Source Credibility
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a communications source's perceived expertise, objectivity, or trustworthiness
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Spokescharacters
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the use of animated characters or fictional mascots as product representatives
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Standard Learning Hierarchy
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the traditional process of attitude formation that starts with the formaiton of beliefs about an attitude object
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Subjective Norm
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an additional component to the multiattribute attitude model that accounts for the effects of what we believe other people think we should do
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Theory of Cognitive Dissonance
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theory based on the premise tha a state of tension is created when beliefs or behaviors conflict with one another; people are motivated to reduce this inconsistency and thus eliminate unpleasant tension
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Theory of Reasoned Action
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an updated version of the fishbein multiattribute attitude theory that considers factors such as social pressure and attitude toward the act of buying rather than simply attitudes toward the product itself
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Theory of Trying
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states that the criterion of behavior in the reasoned action model of attitude measurement should be replaced with trying to reach a goal
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Twitter
Definition
a popular social media platform that restricts the poster to a 120 word entry
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Two-Factor Theory
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the perspective that two seperate psychological processes are operating when a person is repeatedly exposed to an ad; repitition increases familiarity and thsu reduces uncretainty about he product but over time boredom incurred begins to exceed the amount of uncertainty reduced, resulting in wear out
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Utilitarian Function
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states that we develop some attitudes toward products simply because they provide pain or pleasure
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Value-Expressive Function
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states we develop attitudes toward products because of what they say about him or her as a person
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Video Blogging
Definition
posting video diaries on sites such as youtube or photos on flikr
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Virtual Worlds
Definition
immersive 3D virtual environments such as Second Life
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Widgets
Definition
small programs that users can download onto their desktops, or embed in their blogs or profile pages, that import some form of live content
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