Consumer Behavior Buying, Having, and Being Tenth Edition Global Edition Michael R Solomon Saint Joseph’s University and The University of Manchester (U.K.) PEARSON Boston Amsterdam Delhi Columbus Cape Town Indianapolis Dubai Mexico City São Paulo New York San Francisco London Madrid Upper Saddle River Milan Munich Paris Montréal Toronto Sydney Hong Kong Seoul Singapore Taipei Tokyo Editorial Director: Sally Yagan Acquisitions Editor: Erin G ardner Senior Acquisitions Editor, Global Edition: Steven Jackson Senior Editorial Project Manager: Kierra Bloom Editorial Assistant: Anastasia G reene Director of Marketing: Maggie Moylan Executive Marketing Manager: Anne Fahlgren Marketing Manager, International: D ean Erasmus Senior Managing Editor: Judy Leale Production Project Manager: Becca Groves Senior Operations Supervisor: Arnold Vila Operations Specialist: Cathleen P etersen Creative Director: Blair Brown Senior Art Director/Supervisor: Janet Slowik Interior Designer: Karen Quigley Cover Designer: Jodi Notowitz Cover Image: © tarei - Foto Senior Editorial Media Project Manager: Denise Vaughn Production Media Project Manager: Lisa Rinaldi Credits and acknow ledgm ents borrowed from other sources and reproduced, with perm ission, in this textbook appear on the appropriate page w ithin text Pearson Education Limited Edinburgh Gate Harlow Essex CM20 2JE England and Associated C om panies throughout the world Visit us on the World Wide Web at: www pearson.com /uk © Pearson Education Limited 2013 The right of Michael R Solom on to be identified as authors of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 Authorised adaptation from the United States edition, entitled Consumer Behavior, ISBN 978-0-13-267184-2 by Michael R Solomon, published by Pearson Education © 2013 All rights reserved No part of this publication m ay be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transm itted in any form or by any means, electronic, m echanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, w ithout either the prior w ritten perm ission of the publisher or a licence perm itting restricted copying in the United Kingdom issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd, Saffron House, 6-10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS All tradem arks used h erein are the property of their respective owners The use of any tradem ark in this text does not vest in the author or publisher any tradem ark ownership rights in such tradem arks, nor does the use of such tradem arks im ply any affiliation with or endorsem ent of this book by such owners Microsoft® and Windows® are registered tradem arks of the Microsoft Corporation in the U.S.A and other countries Screen shots and icons reprinted with perm ission from the Microsoft Corporation This book is not sponsored or endorsed by or affiliated with the Microsoft Corporation ISBN-10: 0-273-76731-3 ISBN-13: 978-0-273-76731-2 British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library 10 15 14 13 Typeset in 9.5/12 Utopia by S4Carlisle Publishing Services Printed and bound by Courier/Kendallville in U nited States of America BRIEF Section Consumers in the Marketplace Chapter Section Buying, Having, and Being 26 28 Consumers as Individuals 66 Chapter Perception Chapter Learning and Memory Chapter Motivation and Global Values Chapter The Self Chapter Section 68 Personality and Psychographics 106 140 188 236 Consumers as Decision Makers 270 Chapter Attitudes and Persuasion Chapter Decision Making Chapter Buying and Disposing Chapter 10 Section CONTENTS 272 Organizational and Household Decision Making 318 358 Consumers and Subcultures Chapter 11 Groups and Social Media Chapter 12 Social Class and Lifestyles Chapter 13 Subcultures Chapter 14 Culture 392 426 428 466 506 548 CONTENTS About the Author 13 Preface 17 Acknowledgments 23 Section Consumers in the Marketplace 26 Chapter « Buying, Having, and Being 28 Consumer Behavior: People in the Marketplace 29 What Is Consumer Behavior? 31 Consumer Behavior Is a Process 32 Consumers' Impact on Marketing Strategy 33 Consumers Are Different! How We Divide Them Up 33 Marketing's Impact on Consumers 38 Popular Culture 39 W hat Does It Mean to Consume? 39 The Global Consumer 40 The Digital Native: Living a Social [Media] Life 42 Marketing Ethics and Public Policy 44 Needs a n d Wants: Do Marketers M anipulate Consumers? 45 Are Advertising and Marketing Necessary? 46 Do Marketers Promise Miracles? 46 Public Policy and Consumerism 47 Consumer Behavior as a Field of Study 53 Where Do We Find Consumer Researchers? 53 Interdisciplinary Influences on the Study o f Consumer Behavior 54 Should Consumer Research Have an Academic or an Applied Focus? 56 Two Perspectives on Consumer Research 56 Taking It from Here: The Plan of the Book 58 Chapter Summary 58 Key Terms 59 Review 59 Consumer Behavior Challenge 60 Case Study 62 Notes 63 Nielsen Nugget 65 Section • Consumers as Individuals 66 Chapter • Perception 68 Sensory Systems 69 Hedonic Consumption and the Design Economy 71 Sensory M arketing 72 Exposure 81 Sensory Thresholds 81 Augm ented Reality 84 Sublim inal Perception 84 Attention 86 M ultitasking and Attention 88 How Do Marketers Get Our Attention? 88 Interpretation 92 Stimulus Organization 94 The Eye o f the Beholder: Interpretational Biases 95 Perceptual Positioning 98 Chapter Summary 100 Key Terms 101 Review 101 Consumer Behavior Challenge 101 Case Study 102 Notes 103 Chapter 3« Learning and Memory 106 Learning 107 Behavioral Learning Theories 108 M arketing Applications o f Classical Conditioning Principles 110 Marketing Applications of Instrumental Conditioning Principles 116 Cognitive Learning Theory 116 Memory 118 How Our Brains Encode Information 119 Memory Systems 120 How Our Memories Store Information 121 Contents How We Retrieve Memories When We Decide W hat to Buy 124 W hat Makes Us Forget? 125 Pictorial versus Verbal Cues: Is a Picture Worth a Thousand Words? 128 How We Measure Consumers' Recall o f M arketing Messages 130 Bittersweet Memories: The M arketing Power o f Nostalgia 132 Chapter Summary 133 Key Terms 134 Review 135 Consumer Behavior Challenge 135 Case Study 136 Notes 137 Chapter • Motivation and Global Values 140 The Motivation Process: Why Ask Why? 141 M otivational Strength 143 Needs versus Wants 144 How We Classify Consumer Needs 149 Maslow's Hierarchy o f Needs 151 Consumer Involvement 153 Levels o f Involvement: From Inertia to Passion 154 The M any Faces o f Involvem ent 155 Values 162 Core Values 163 How Do Values Link to Consumer Behavior? 164 Conscientious Consumerism: A New American Core Value? 168 Materialism: “ Who Dies with the Most He Toys Wins" 170 Cross-Cultural Values 171 Adopt a Standardized Strategy 173 Adopt a Localized Strategy 174 Cross-Cultural Differences Relevant to Marketers 176 Does Global M arketing Work? 176 The Diffusion o f Consumer Culture 177 Emerging Consumer Cultures in Transitional Economies 178 Chapter Summary 180 Key Terms 180 Review 181 Consumer Behavior Challenge 181 Case Study 182 Notes 183 Nielsen Nugget 187 Chapter < The Self 188 What Is the Self? 189 Does the Self Exist? 189 Self-Concept 190 Fantasy: Bridging the Gap Between the Selves 193 Virtual Identity 194 Consumption and Self-Concept 197 Sex Roles 202 Gender Differences in Socialization 202 Female Sex Roles 205 Male Sex Roles 206 Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (GLBT) Consumers 212 Body Image 214 Ideals o f Beauty 214 Working on the Body 222 Body Image Distortions 226 Chapter Summary 227 Key Terms 228 Review 228 Consumer Behavior Challenge 229 Case Study 230 Notes 231 Chapter • Personality and Psychographics 236 Personality 237 Consumer Behavior on the Couch: Freudian Theory 239 Neo-Freudian Theories 242 Trait Theory 244 Brand Personality 247 Psychographics 251 The Roots o f Psychographics 253 Psychographic Segmentation Typologies 256 Geodemography 258 Behavioral Targeting 259 The Dark Side of Consumer Behavior 260 Consumer Terrorism 260 Addictive Consumption 261 Compulsive Consumption 262 Consumed Consumers 263 Illegal Activities 264 Chapter Summary 265 Key Terms 266 Review 266 Consumer Behavior Challenge 266 Contents Case Study 267 Notes 267 Section • Consumers as Decision Makers 270 Chapter « Attitudes and Persuasion 272 Ih e Power of Attitudes 273 The ABC Model o f Attitudes 274 Hierarchies o f Effects 275 How Do We Form Attitudes? 277 All Attitudes Are N ot Created Equal 277 The Consistency Principle 278 Self-Perception Theoty 279 Social Judgm ent Theory 280 Attitude Models 282 Do Attitudes Predict Behavior? 284 The Extended Fishbein Model 284 Trying to Consume 287 Mental Accounting: Biases in the Decision-Making Process 330 How Do We Decide Am ong Alternatives? 336 Product Choice: How Do We Select from the Alternatives? 341 Heuristics: M ental Shortcuts 345 Market Beliefs: Is It Better if I Pay More fo r It? 346 Do We Choose Familiar Brand Names Because o f Loyalty or Habit? 348 Chapter Summary 351 Key Terms 352 Review 353 Consumer Behavior Challenge 353 Case Study 354 Notes 355 Chapter • Buying and Disposing 358 Situational Effects on Consumer Behavior 359 Our Social and Physical Surroundings 362 Net Profit 363 Temporal Factors 363 How Do Marketers Change Attitudes? 288 Decisions, Decisions: Tactical Communications Options 289 The Elements o f Com munication 289 An Updated View: Interactive Communications 289 New Message Formats 291 The Source 292 The Message 297 Types o f Message Appeals 301 The Source versus the Message: Do We Sell the Steak or the Sizzle? 307 Ih e Shopping Experience 367 When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Go Shopping 368 E-Commerce: Clicks versus Bricks 369 Retailing as Theater 372 Store Image 373 In-Store Decision M aking 374 The Salesperson: A Lead Role in the Play 377 Chapter Summary 308 Key Terms 309 Review 309 Consumer Behavior Challenge 310 Case Study 312 Notes 312 Nielsen Nugget 317 Product Disposal 382 Disposal Options 382 Lateral Cycling: Junk versus “ Junque" 383 Chapter Decision Making 318 We Are Problem Solvers 319 Perspectives on Decision M aking 321 Types o f Consumer Decisions 322 Steps in the Decision-Making Process 325 Problem Recognition 325 Inform ation Search 327 Do We Always Search Rationally? 328 Postpurchase Satisfaction 378 Just W hat Is Quality? 378 What Can We Do When We're Dissatisfied? 379 TQM: Going to the Gemba 381 Chapter Summary 384 Key Terms 385 Review 385 Consumer Behavior Challenge 385 Case Study 387 Notes 387 Nielsen Nugget 391 Chapter 10 * Organizational and Household Decision Making 392 Organizational Decision Making 393 Organizational Buyers and Decision M aking 394 B2B E-Commerce 398 10 Contents The Family 399 The M odem Family 399 Anim als Are People Too! N onhum an Family Members 402 The Family Life Cycle 403 The Intim ate Corporation: Family Decision M aking 406 Sex Roles and Decision-Making Responsibilities 407 Heuristics in Joint Decision M aking 411 Children as Decision Makers: Consumers-in-Training 412 Consumer Socialization 413 Sex-Role Socialization 415 Cognitive Development 416 Marketing Research and Children 417 Chapter Summary 419 Key Terms 419 Review 420 Consumer Behavior Challenge 420 Case Study 422 Notes 422 Section • Consumers and Subcultures 426 Chapter 11« Groups and Social Media 428 Reference Groups 430 When Are Reference Groups Important? 430 Types o f Reference Groups 433 Conformity 438 Opinion Leadership 439 How Influential Is an Opinion Leader? 440 Types o f Opinion Leaders 440 How Do We Find Opinion Leaders? 442 Online Opinion Leaders 444 Word-of-Mouth Communication 445 Negative WOM: The Power o f Rumors 448 Buzz Building 450 The Social Media Revolution 452 Social M edia and C om m unity 452 Social Networks 453 Characteristics o f Online Communities 454 Chapter Summary 458 Key Terms 459 Review 459 Consumer Behavior Challenge 460 Case Study 461 Notes 462 Chapter 12 * Social Class and Lifestyles 466 Consumer Spending and Economic Behavior 467 Income Patterns 468 To Spend or N ot to Spend, That Is the Question 468 The Great Recession and Its Aftermath 70 Social Class Structure 471 Pick a Pecking Order 471 Class Structure in the United States 474 Class Structure Around the World 475 Social Class and Consumer Behavior 477 Components o f Social Class 478 Status Symbols 486 How Do We Measure Social Class? 490 Lifestyles 493 Lifestyle: Who We Are, W hat We Do 493 Lifestyles as Group Identities 494 Products Are the Building Blocks o f Lifestyles 496 Chapter Summary 500 Key Terms 501 Review 501 Consumer Behavior Challenge 502 Case Study 503 Notes 503 Chapter 13 • Subcultures 506 Subcultures, Microcultures, and Consumer Identity 507 Ethnic and Racial Subcultures 508 Ethnicity and M arketing Strategies 509 Ethnic and Racial Stereotypes 511 The "Big Three" American Ethnic Subcultures 514 Religious Subcultures 518 Organized Religion and Consumption 519 Born-Again Consumers 520 Islamic Marketing 521 Age Subcultures 522 The Youth M arket 524 Gen Y 526 Tweens 528 Big (Wo)Man on Campus 529 How Do We Research the Youth Market? 530 Contents G enX 531 The Mature M arket 531 Chapter Summary 539 Key Terms 540 Review 540 Consumer Behavior Challenge 541 Case Study 543 Notes 544 Chapter 14 • Culture 548 What Is Culture? 549 Cultural Systems 551 Cultural Stories and Ceremonies 552 M yths 553 Rituals 557 Sacred and Profane Consumption 565 Sacralization 565 D om ains o f Sacred Consumption 566 From Sacred to Profane, and Back Again 568 Popular Culture 569 How Do We Know W hat's "In?" 570 High Culture and Popular Culture 572 Reality Engineering 575 The Diffusion of Innovations 581 How Do We Decide to A dopt an Innovation? 581 Behavioral D emands o f Innovations 583 Prerequisites fo r Successful Adoption 584 The Fashion System 585 Chapter Summary 591 Key Terms 592 Review 592 Consumer Behavior Challenge 593 Case Study 594 Notes 595 Glossary 601 Index 615 A B O U T THE AUTHOR Michael R Solomon, Ph.D., is Professor of Marketing and Director of the Center for Con­ sum er Research in the Haub School of Business at Saint Joseph's University in Philadel­ phia He also is Professor of Consum er Behaviour at the M anchester School of Business, The University of M anchester, United Kingdom Before joining the Saint Joseph's faculty in the fall of 2006, he was the H um an Sciences Professor of Consum er Behavior at Auburn University Before moving to A uburn in 1995, he was chair of the D epartm ent of M arket­ ing in the School of Business at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey Professor Solomon began his academ ic career in the G raduate School of Business Adm inistration at New York University, w here he also served as Associate Director of NYU's Institute of Retail M anagem ent He earned his B.A degrees in psychology and sociology magna cum laude at Brandéis University and a Ph.D in social psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill He was aw arded the Fulbright/FLAD Chair in Market Globaliza­ tion by the U.S Fulbright Commission and the Governm ent of Portugal, and he served as Distinguished Lecturer in M arketing at the Technical University of Lisbon Professor Solom on's prim ary research interests include consum er behavior and lifestyle issues; branding strategy; the symbolic aspects of products; the psychology of fashion, decoration, and image; services m arketing; m arketing in virtual worlds; and the developm ent of visually oriented online research methodologies He has published num erous articles on these and related topics in academ ic journals, and he has deliv­ ered invited lectures on these subjects in Europe, Australia, Asia, and Latin America His research has been funded by the Am erican Academy of Advertising, the American Marketing Association, the U.S D epartm ent of Agriculture, the International Council of Shopping Centers, and the U.S D epartm ent of Commerce He currently sits on the edito­ rial boards of The Journal o f Consumer Behaviour, The Journal o f Retailing, and The Euro­ pean Business Review, and he recently com pleted an elected six-year term on the Board of Governors of the Academy of Marketing Science Professor Solomon has been recognized as one of the 15 m ost widely cited scholars in the academ ic behavioral sciences/fashion literature, and as one of the 10 m ost productive scholars in the field of advertising and m arketing com m unications Professor Solomon is a frequent contributor to m ass media His feature articles have appeared in such m agazines as Psychology Today, Gentleman's Quarterly, and Savvy He has been quoted in num erous national magazines and newspapers, including Allure, Elle, Glamour, Mademoiselle, Mirabella, Newsweek, the New York Times, Self, USA Today, and the Wall Street Journal He frequently appears on television and speaks on radio to com ­ m ent on consum er behavior issues, including The Today Show, Good M orning America, Inside Edition, Newsweek on the Air, the Entrepreneur Sales and Marketing Show, CNBC, Channel One, the Wall Street Journal Radio Network, the WOR Radio Network, and N a­ tional Public Radio He acts as consultant to num erous com panies on consum er behavior and marketing strategy issues and often speaks to business groups throughout the United States and overseas In addition to this text, Professor Solomon is coauthor of the widely used textbook Marketing: Real People, Real Choices He has three children, Amanda, Zachary, and Alexandra; a son-in-law, Orly; and two granddaughters, Rose and Evey He lives in Philadelphia with his wife Gail and their “other child," a pug nam ed Kelbie Rae 13 N E W T O T H I S EDITION! The ten th edition of Consumer Behavior has been extensively revised and updated to reflect the m ajor trends and changes in m arketing that im pact the study of Consum er Behavior The m ost significant changes to the edition are highlighted below: • • • • • • A stream lined Table of Contents that organizes m aterial into 14 chapters to enable instructors to cover one chapter per week in a typical semester New and updated end-of-chapter cases New CB as I See It boxes feature consum er behavior professors and leading research­ ers who share their knowledge of and perspectives on their areas of expertise In partnership with The Nielsen Company, we have added a valuable new feature to the 10th edition Nielsen Nuggets are data-driven exercises that allow students to analyze actual data gathered by one of the world's leading consum er research organizations Strong focus on social m edia platforms and how they change consum er behavior New content added to every chapter, including the following topics and m uch more: Ch • ARG (alternate reality games) • Open Data Partnership • Social m edia and the culture of participation • Horizontal revolution • Culture of participation Ch • Sound symbolism • Audio waterm arking • Augmented reality • Natural user interface • Brand nam e im printing Ch • Highlighting effect • Online mem ories Ch • Productivity orientation • Sentim ent analysis • W ord-phrase dictionary • Narrative transportation • Hedonic adaptation • Flashm obs • Social games • Transactional advertising Ch • Social badges • Geospatial platforms • The torn self • Goth subculture Ch • M edia/brand/personality linkages • Personalized retargeting 15 598 SECTION Consum ers and Subcultures 117 Erica Orden/'This Book Brought to You b y Wall Street Journal (April 26, 2011), http.V/professional wsj.com/article/SBl000142405274870413 2204576285372092660548.html?mg=reno-Wall Street Journal, accessed April 28, 2011 118 Joseph Plambeck, "Product Placement Grows in Music Videos," New York Times (July 5,2010), http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/06/business/ media/06adco.html?_r=l&emc=etal, accessed April 28, 2011 119 Fara Warner, "Why It's Getting Harder to Tell the Shows from the Ads," Wall Street Journal (June 15,1995): Bl 120 Quoted in Simona Covel, "Bag Borrow or Steal Lands the Role of a Lifetime, Online Retailer Hopes to Profit from Mention in 'Sex and the City,'” Wall Street Journal (May 28, 2008), http://online.wsj.com/article/ SB121184149016921095 html?mod=rss_media_and_marketing, accessed May 28, 2008; 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coercion, compromise, and the wielding of power to achieve agreement among group mem bers who have different prefer­ ences or priorities Acculturation the process of learning the beliefs and behaviors endorsed by an­ other culture Acculturation agents friends, family, local businesses, and other reference groups that facilitate the learning of cultural norms Activation models of memory approaches to memory stressing different levels of processing that occur and activate some aspects of memory rather than others, depending on the nature of the processing task Activity stores a retailing concept that lets consumers participate in the produc­ tion of the products or services being sold in the store Actual self a person's realistic appraisal of his or her qualities Adaptation the process that occurs when a sensation becomes so familiar that it no longer commands attention Advei^aming online games merged with in­ teractive advertisements that let compa­ nies target specific types of consumers Advertising wear-out the condition that oc­ curs when consumers become so used to hearing or seeing a marketing stimu­ lus that they no longer pay attention to it Affect the way a consumer feels about an attitude object Affluenza well-off consum ers who are stressed or unhappy despite of or even because of their wealth Age cohort a group of consumers of approx­ imately the same age who have under­ gone similar experiences Agentic goals an emphasis on self-assertion and mastery, often associated with tra­ ditional male gender roles AlOs (activities, interests, and opinions) the psychographic variables researchers use to group consumers Allegory a story told about an abstract trait or concept that has been personified as a person, animal, or vegetable Alternate-reality game (ARG) an application that blends online and off-line clues and encourages players to collaborate to solve a puzzle Anchoring a concept in behavioral econom­ ics that refers to a number that people use as a standard for future judgments Androgyny the possession of both mascu­ line and feminine traits Animism cultural practices whereby in­ animate objects are given qualities that make them somehow alive Antibrand communities groups of consum­ ers who share a common disdain for a celebrity, store, or brand Anticonsumption the actions taken by con­ sumers involving the deliberate deface­ ment or mutilation of products Antifestival an event that distorts the sym­ bols associated with other holidays A pproach-approach conflict a person m ust choose between two desirable alternatives Approach-avoidance conflict a person de­ sires a goal but wishes to avoid it at the same time Archetypes a universally shared idea or behavior pattern, central to Carl Jung's conception of personality; archetypes involve themes—such as birth, death, or the devil—that appear frequently in myths, stories, and dreams Art product a creation viewed primarily as an object of aesthetic contemplation without any functional value Aspirational reference group high-profile athletes and celebrities used in market­ ing efforts to promote a product Associative network a memory system that organizes individual units of informa­ tion according to some set of relation­ ships; may include such concepts as brands, manufacturers, and stores Asynchronous interactions message posts that don't require all participants to re­ spond immediately Atmospherics the use of space and physical features in store design to evoke certain effects in buyers Attention the assignment of processing ac­ tivity to selected stimuli Attentional gcite a process whereby infor­ mation reuained for further processing is transferred from sensory memory to short-term memory Attitude a lasting, general evaluation of people (including oneself), objects, or issues Attitude objec t (AJ anything toward which one has ari attitude Attitude toward the act of buying (Aact) the perceived consequences of a purchase Audio waterm arking a technique where composers and producers weave dis­ tinctive sound/m otif into a piece of music that sticks in people's minds over time Augmented reality technology applications that layer digital information over a physical space to add additional infor­ mation for users Autonomic decision when one family mem­ ber choos es a product for the whole family Avatar manifestation of a Hindu deity in superhum an or animal form In the computing world it has come to mean a cyberspace presence represented by a character that you can move around inside a visual, graphical world Avoidance-avoidance conflict a choice sit­ uation where both alternatives are undesirable Avoidance groups reference groups that ex­ ert a negative influence on individuals because they are motivated to distance themselves from group members B2C e-commerce businesses selling to con­ sumers through electronic marketing Baby Boomer a large cohort of people born betw een the years of 1946 and 1964 who are the source of many im portant cultural and econom ic changes Badges evidence of some achievement consumers display either in the physi­ cal world or on social platforms Balance theory a theory that considers rela­ tions among elements a person might perceive as belonging together, and 601 602 Glossary people's tendency to change relations among elements in order to make them consistent or "balanced" Basking in reflected glory the practice of publicizing connections with success­ ful people or organizations to enhance one's own standing Beacon a code that companies embed in people's hard drives that captures what they type on Web sites to assist in be­ havioral targeting Behavior a consumer's actions with regard to an attitude object Behavioral economics the study of the be­ havioral determ inants of economic decisions Behavioral influence perspective the view that consum er decisions are learned responses to environmental cues Behavioral learning theories the perspec­ tives on learning that assume that learning takes place as the result of re­ sponses to external events Behavioral pricing research that looks at how consum ers respond to and use price in their perceptual processes Behavioral targeting e-commerce marketers serve up customized ads on Web sites or cable TV stations based on a custom­ er's prior activity Being space a retail environm ent that resem bles a residential living room where customers are encouraged to congregate Binary opposition a defining structural char­ acteristic of many myths in which two opposing ends of some dimension are represented (e.g., good versus evil, na­ ture versus technology) Bioterrorism a strategy to disrupt the na­ tion’s food supply with the aim of creat­ ing economic havoc Blissful ignorance effect states that people who have details about a product be­ fore they buy it not expect to be as happy with it as those who got only ambiguous information Blogs messages posted online in diary form Body cathexis a person's feelings about as­ pects of his or her body Body dysmorphic disorder an obsession with perceived flaws in appearance Body image a consumer's subjective evalu­ ation of his or her physical self Boomerang kids grown children who return to their parents' home to live Bounded rationality a concept in behavioral economics that states since we rarely have the resources (especially the time) to weigh every possible factor into a decision, we settle for a solution that is just good enough Brand advocates consumers who supply product reviews online Brand community a set of consumers who share a set of social relationships based on usage or interest in a product Brand equity a brand that has strong posi­ tive associations in a consumer's mem­ ory and commands a lot of loyalty as a result Brand loyalty repeat purchasing behavior that reflects a conscious decision to continue buying the same brand Brand-name imprinting linking a brand to a category in memory Brand personality a set of traits people attribute to a product as if it were a person Brand prominence the display of blatant sta­ tus symbols to insure that others recog­ nize one's luxury brands Brandfests a corporate-sponsored event in­ tended to promote strong brand loyalty among customers BRIC the bloc of nations with very rapid economic development: Brazil, Russia, India, and China Bromance a relationship characterized by strong affection between two straight males Business ethics rules of conduct that guide actions in the marketplace Business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce internet interactions between two or more businesses or organizations Business-to-business (B2B) m arketers specialists in meeting the needs of organizations such as corporations, government agencies, hospitals, and retailers Buyclass theory of purchasing a framework that characterizes organizational buy­ ing decisions in terms of how much cognitive effort is involved in making a decision Buyer the person who actually makes the purchase Buying center the part of an organiza­ tion charged with making purchasing decisions C2C e-commerce consumer-to-consumer activity through the Internet Category exemplars brands that are par­ ticularly relevant examples of a broader classification Chavs British term that refers to young, lower-class men and women who mix flashy brands and accessories from big names such as Burberry with track suits Chunking a process in which information is stored by combining small pieces of information into larger ones Classic a fashion with an extremely long ac­ ceptance cycle Classical conditioning the learning that occurs when a stimulus eliciting a re­ sponse is paired with another stimulus that initially does not elicit a response on its own but will cause a similar re­ sponse over time because of its associa­ tion with the first stimulus Closure principle the Gestalt principle that describes a person's tendency to sup­ ply missing information in order to per­ ceive a holistic image Co-branding strategies linking products to­ gether to create a more desirable con­ notation in consumer minds Co-consumers other patrons in a consumer setting Coercive power influence over another per­ son due to social or physical intimida­ tion cohesiveness Cognition the beliefs a consumer has about an attitude object Cognitive learning th e ory approaches that stress the im portance of inter­ nal m ental processes This perspec­ tive views people as problem solvers who actively use information from the world around them to m aster their environment Cognitive processing style a predisposition to process information Some of us tend to have a rational system of cogni­ tion that processes information ana­ lytically and sequentially using roles of logic, while others rely on an experien­ tial system of cognition that processes information more holistically and in parallel Cohesiveness the degree to which members of a group are attracted to each other and how much each values their mem ­ bership in this group Collecting the systematic acquisition of a particular object or set of objects Collective value creation the process whereby brand community members work together to develop better ways to use and customize products Communal goals an emphasis on affiliation and the fostering of harmonious rela­ tions, often associated with traditional female gender roles Communications model a framework speci­ fying that a num ber of elements are necessary for comm unication to be achieved, including a source, message, medium, receivers, and feedback Glossary Community in a digital context, a group of people who engage in supportive and sociable relationships with others who share one or more common interests Comparative advertising a strategy in which a message compares two or more spe­ cifically nam ed or recognizably pre­ sented brands and makes a comparison of them in terms of one or more specific attributes Comparative influence the process whereby a reference group influences decisions about specific brands or activities Compatibility in the context of diffusion of innovations, the extent to which a new product fits with a consumer's preexist­ ing lifestyle Compensatory decision rules a set of rules that allows information about attributes of competing products to be averaged in some way; poor standing on one at­ tribute can potentially be offset by good standing on another Complexity in the context of diffusion of innovation, the extent to which a new product is difficult to use or to integrate into a person's daily life Compliance we form an attitude because it helps us to gain rewards or avoid punishment Compulsive consumption the process of re­ petitive, often excessive, shopping used to relieve tension, anxiety, depression, or boredom Computer-mediated environment immersive virtual worlds Conditioned response (CR) a response to a conditioned stimulus caused by the learning of an association between a conditioned stimulus (CS) and an u n ­ conditioned stimulus (UCS) Conditioned stimulus (CS) a stimulus that produces a learned reaction through association over time Conformity a change in beliefs or actions as a reaction to real or imagined group pressure Connexity a lifestyle term coined by the ad­ vertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi to describe young consumers who place high value on being both foot-loose and connected Conscientious consumerism a new value that combines a focus on personal health with a concern for global health Consensual purchase decision a decision in which the group agrees on the desired purchase and differs only in terms of how it will be achieved Consideration set the products a consumer actually deliberates about choosing Conspicuous consumption the purchase and prominent display of luxury goods to provide evidence of a consumer's abil­ ity to afford them Consumed consumers those people who are used or exploited, whether willingly or not, for commercial gain in the marketplace Consumer a person who identifies a need or desire, makes a purchase, and/or disposes of the product Consumer addiction a physiological and/or psychological dependency on products or services Consumer behavior the processes involved when individuals or groups select, pur­ chase, use, or dispose of products, ser­ vices, ideas, or experiences to satisfy needs and desires Consumer confidence the state of mind of consumers relative to their optimism or pessimism about economic conditions; people tend to make more discretionary purchases when their confidence in the economy is high Consumer confusion in legal contexts, the likelihood that one company's logo, product design, or package is so simi­ lar to another that the typical shopper would mistake one for the other Consumer hyperchoice a condition where the large num ber of available options forces us to make repeated choices that drain psychological energy and dimin­ ish our ability to make smart decisions Consumer identity renaissance the redefini­ tion process people undergo when they retire Consumer satisfaction/dissatisfaction (CS/D) the overall attitude a person has about a product after it has been purchased Consum er socialization the process by which people acquire skills that enable them to function in the marketplace Consumerspace marketing environment where customers act as partners with companies to decide what the market­ place will offer Consumer style a pattern of behaviors, at­ titudes, and opinions that influences all of a person's consumption activities— including attitudes toward advertis­ ing, preferred channels of information and purchase, brand loyalty, and price consciousness Consumer tribe group of people who share a lifestyle and who can identify with each other because of a shared allegiance to an activity or a product Consumption communities Web groups where members share views and prod­ uct recommendations online 603 Consumption constellation a set of products and activities used by consumers to de­ fine, communicate, and perform social roles Contamination when a place or object takes on sacred qualities because of its asso­ ciation with another sacred person or event Contemporary Young Mainstream Female Achievers ICYMFA) modern women who assume multiple roles Continuous in novation a modification of an existing product Contrast stimuli that differ from others around them Conventions norms that regulate how we conduct our everyday lives Co-optation a cultural process by which the original meanings of a product or other symbol associated with a subculture are modified by members of mainstream culture Core values common general values held by a culture Cosmopolitanism a cultural value that em­ phasizes being open to the world and striving for diverse experiences Cosplay a form of performance art in which participants wear elaborate costumes that represent a virtual world avatar or other fictional character Cougars older women who date younger men Country of origin original country from which a product is produced Can be an important piece of information in the decision-making process Craft product a creation valued because of the beauty with which it performs some function; this type of product tends to follow a formula that permits rapid pro­ duction, and it is easier to understand than an art product Creolization foreign influences are absorbed and integrated with local meanings Crescive norms unspoken rules that govern social behavior Crowdsourcing similar to a firm that out­ sources production to a subcontractor; companies call upon outsiders from around the world to solve problems their own scientists can't handle Cult products items that command fierce consumer loyalty and devotion Cultural capital a set of distinctive and socially rare tastes and practices that admits a person into the realm of the upper class Cultural formula a sequence of media events in which certain roles and props tend to occur consistently 604 Glossary Cultural gatekeepers individuals who are responsible for determining the types of messages and symbolism to which members of mass culture are exposed Cultural selection the process by which some alternatives are selected over oth­ ers by cultural gatekeepers Culture the values, ethics, rituals, tradi­ tions, m aterial objects, and services produced or valued by the members of a society Culture jamming the defacement or altera­ tion of advertising materials as a form of political expression Culture of participation the driving philoso­ phy behind social media that includes a belief in democracy, the ability to freely interact with other people, companies and organization, open access to ven­ ues that allows users to share content from simple comments to reviews, rat­ ings, photos, stories, and more, and the power to build on the content of others from your own unique point of view Culture production system (CPS) the set of individuals and organizations respon­ sible for creating and marketing a cul­ tural product Custom a norm that controls basic be­ haviors, such as division of labor in a household Customer networks groups in companies and families that customer networks invest in products and services to help them reach collective identity goals Cyberbullying when one or more people post malicious comments online about someone else in a coordinated effort to harass them Cybermediary interm ediary that helps to filter and organize online market in­ formation so that consumers can iden­ tify and evaluate alternatives more efficiently Cyberplace an online social community Database marketing tracking consumers' buying habits very closely, and then crafting products and messages tailored precisely to people's wants and needs based on this information Decay structural changes in the brain pro­ duced by learning decrease over time Decision polarization the process whereby individuals' choices tend to become more extreme (polarized), in either a conservative or risky direction, follow­ ing group discussion of alternatives Deethnicization process whereby a product formerly associated with a specific eth­ nic group is detached from its roots and marketed to other subcultures Deindividuation the process whereby indi­ vidual identities get submerged within a group, reducing inhibitions against socially inappropriate behavior Democracy in a social media context, a term that refers to rule by the people; com­ munity leaders are appointed or elected based on their demonstrated ability to add value to the group Demographics the observable m easure­ ments of a population's characteristics, such as birthrate, age distribution, and income Desacralization the process that occurs when a sacred item or symbol is re­ moved from its special place, or is duplicated in mass quantities, and be­ comes profane as a result Determinant attributes the attributes actu­ ally used to differentiate among choices Differential threshold the ability of a sensory system to detect changes or differences among stimuli Diffusion of innovations the process whereby a new product, service, or idea spreads through a population Digital divide the gulf between wealthy and poor people in terms of online access Digital native young people who have grown up with computers and mobile technol­ ogy; multitaskers with cell phones, mu­ sic downloads, and instant messaging on the Internet Who are comfortable communicating online and by text and IM rather than by voice Digital virtual consumption (DVC) purchases of virtual goods for use in online games and social communities DINKS acronym for Double Income, No Kids; a consumer segment with a lot of disposable income Discontinuous innovation a new product or service that radically changes the way we live Discretionary income the money available to a household over and above that re­ quired for necessities Divestment rituals the steps people take to gradually distance themselves from things they treasure so that they can sell them or give them away Doppelgänger brand image a parody of a brand posted on a Web site that looks like the original but is in fact a critique of it Drive the desire to satisfy a biological need in order to reduce physiological arousal Drive theory concept that focuses on bio­ logical needs that produce unpleasant states of arousal Dynamically continuous innovation a signifi­ cant change to an existing product Early adopters people who are receptive to new products and adopt them relatively soon, though they are motivated more by social acceptance and being in style than by the desire to try risky new things Echo boomers people born between 1986-2002, also known as Gen Y and Millennials Economics of information perspective in which advertising is an im portant source of consumer information em ­ phasizing the economic cost of the time spent searching for products Ego the system that mediates between the id and the superego Ego-defensive function attitudes we form to protect ourselves either from external threats or internal feelings 80/20 rule a rule-of-thumb in volume segmentation, which says that about 20 percent of consumers in a product category (the heavy users) account for about 80 percent of sales Elaborated codes the ways of expressing and interpreting meanings that are more complex and depend on a more sophisticated worldview, which tend to be used by the middle and upper classes Elaboration likelihood model (ELM) the ap­ proach that one of two routes to per­ suasion (central versus peripheral) will be followed, depending on the per­ sonal relevance of a message; the route taken determines the relative impor­ tance of the message contents versus other characteristics, such as source attractiveness Elaborative rehearsal a cognitive process that allows information to move from short-term memory into long-term memory by thinking about the m ean­ ing of a stimulus and relating it to other information already in memory Electronic recommendation agent a software tool that tries to understand a hum an decision maker's m ultiattribute pref­ erences for a product category by ask­ ing the user to communicate his or her preferences Based on that data, the software then recommends a list of al­ ternatives sorted by the degree that they fit with the person's preferences Embeds tiny figures inserted into magazine advertising by using high-speed pho­ tography or airbrushing These hidden figures, usually of a sexual nature, sup­ posedly exert strong but unconscious influences on innocent readers Emic perspective an approach to studying for (or marketing to) cultures that stresses the unique aspects of each culture Glossary Encoding the process in which information from short-term memory enters into long-term memory in a recognizable form Enculturation the process of learning the beliefs and behaviors endorsed by one's own culture Episodic memories memories that relate to personally relevant events; this tends to increase a person's motivation to retain these memories Ethnic subculture a self-perpetuating group of consumers held together by common cultural ties Ethnocentrism the belief in the superiority of one's own country's practices and products Etic perspective an approach to studying (or marketing to) cultures that stresses commonalities across cultures Evaluative criteria the dimensions used by consumers to compare competing product alternatives Evoked set those products already in memory plus those prom inent in the retail environm ent that are actively considered during a consumer's choice process Exchange a transaction in which two or more organizations or people give and receive something of value Expectancy disconfirmation model states that we form beliefs about product perfor­ mance based on prior experience with the product and/or communications about the product that imply a certain level of quality; when something per­ forms the way we thought it would, we may not think much about it If it fails to live up to expectations, this may create negative feelings On the other hand, we are satisfied if performance exceeds our initial expectations Expectancy theory the perspective that be­ havior is largely "pulled" by expecta­ tions of achieving desirable outcomes, or positive incentives, rather than "pushed" from within Experience the result of acquiring and pro­ cessing stimulation over time Experiential hierarchy of effects an attitude is initially formed on the basis of a raw emotional reaction Experiential perspective an approach stress­ ing the Gestalt or totality of the prod­ uct or service experience, focusing on consumers' affective responses in the marketplace E xp e rt power influence over others due to specialized knowledge about a subject Exposure an initial stage of perception dur­ ing which some sensations come within range of consumers' sensory receptors Extended family traditional family struc­ ture in which several generations live together Extended problem solving an elaborate decision-making process, often initiated by a motive that is fairly central to the self-concept and accompanied by per­ ceived risk; the consumer tries to collect as much information as possible, and carefully weighs product alternatives Extended self the external objects we con­ sider a part of our self-identity Extinction the process whereby a learned connection between a stimulus and re­ sponse is eroded so that the response is no longer reinforced Fad a very short-lived fashion Family branding an application of stimulus generalization when a product capital­ izes on the reputation of its manufac­ turer's name Family financial officer (FFO) the individual in the family who is in charge of making financial decisions Family identity the definition of a household by family members that it presents to members and to those outside the fam­ ily unit Family life cycle (FLC) a classification scheme that segments consumers in terms of changes in income and fam­ ily composition and the changes in de­ mands placed on this income Fantasy a self-induced shift in conscious­ ness, often focusing on some unattain­ able or improbable goal; sometimes fantasy is a way of compensating for a lack of external stimulation or for dis­ satisfaction with the actual self Fashion the process of social diffusion by which a new style is adopted by some group(s) of consumers Fashion system those people and organi­ zations involved in creating symbolic meanings and transferring these m ean­ ings to cultural goods Fattism a preference for thin people and/ or discrimination against overweight people gender-bending products Fear appeals an attem pt to change atti­ tudes or behavior through the use of threats or by highlighting negative con­ sequences of noncompliance with the request Feature creep the tendency of manufac­ turers to add layers of complexity to products that make them harder to un­ derstand and use 605 Fertility rate a rate determined by the num ­ ber of births per year per 1,000 women of childbearing age Figure-ground principle the Gestalt principle whereby one part of a stimulus configu­ ration dominates a situation whereas other aspects recede into the background Fixed-interval reinforcement after a speci­ fied time period has passed, the first response an organism makes elicits a reward Fixed-ratio reinforcement reinforcement occurs only after a fixed num ber of responses Flaming a violation of digital etiquette to express when a post is written in all capital letters Flashmobs a g;roup of people who converge on a physical location to perform some act "spont aneously" and then disperse Flows exchanges of resources, information, or influence among members of an on­ line social network Flow state situation in which consumers are truly involved with a product, an ad, or a Web site Folksonom y an online posting system where users categorize entries them ­ selves rather than relying upon a preestablished set of labels Food desert a geographic area where resi­ dents are unable to obtain adequate food and other products to maintain a healthy e?dstence Foot-in-the-door technique based on the ob­ servation that a consumer is more likely to comply with a request if he or she has first agreed to comply with a smaller request Fortress brands brands that consumers closely link to rituals; this makes it un­ likely they will be replaced Framing a concept in behavioral economics that the way a problem is posed to con­ sumers (especially in terms of gains or losses) influences the decision they make Freegans a takeoff on vegans, who shun all animal products; anticonsumerists who live off discards as a political statement against corporations and materialism Freemium a free version of a product that's supported by a paid premium version The idea is to encourage the maximum num ber of people to use the product and eventually convert a small fraction of them to paying customers Frequency marketing a marketing tech­ nique that reinforces regular purchas­ ers by giving them prizes with values that increase along with the am ount purchased 606 Glossary Frugalistas fashion-conscious consumers who pride themselves on achieving style on a limited budget Functional theory of attitudes states that at­ titudes 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 at­ titude in anticipation Gadget lovers enthusiastic early adopters of high-tech products Game-based marketing a strategy that in­ volves integrating brand communica­ tions in the context of an online group activity Game platform an online interface that al­ lows users to engage in games and other social activities with members of a community Gatekeeper the person who conducts the inform ation search and controls the flow of information available to the group Gemba Japanese term for the one true source of information Gen X people born between 1965-1985 Gen Y people born between 1986-2002; also known as Echo Boomers and Millennials Gender-bending product a traditionally sextyped item adapted to the opposite gender Gender convergence blurring of sex roles in m odern society; men and women increasingly express similar attitudes about balancing home life and work Genre in the context of social gaming, the method of play such as simulation, ac­ tion, and role-playing Geodemography techniques that combine consum er demographic information with geographic consumption patterns to permit precise targeting of consum­ ers with specific characteristics Geospatial platforms online applications that use sm artphones to identify con­ sumers' physical locations Gestalt meaning derived from the totality of a set of stimuli, rather than from any individual stimulus Gift-giving ritual the events involved in the selection, presentation, acceptance, and interpretation of a gift Global consumer culture a culture in which people around the world are united through their com m on devotion to brand name consum er goods, movie stars, celebrities, and leisure activities Globalized consumption ethic the global sharing of a material lifestyle including the valuing of well-known m ultina­ tional brands that symbolize prosperity Goal a consumer’s desired end state Golden triangle the portion of a Web site that a person's eyes naturally gravitate to first, which makes it more likely that search results located in that area will be seen Goth subculture a lifestyle group inspired by vampire myths that illustrates an androgynous approach to gender identity Gray market the economic potential cre­ ated by the increasing numbers of af­ fluent elderly consumers Green marketing a marketing strategy in­ volving an emphasis on protecting the natural environment Greenwashing inflated claims about a prod­ uct's environmental benefits Grooming rituals sequences of behaviors that aid in the transition from the private self to the public self or back again Guerrilla marketing promotional strategies that use unconventional locations and intensive word-of-mouth campaigns Habitual decision making choices made with little or no conscious effort Habitus ways in which we classify experi­ ences as a result of our socialization processes Halal food and other products whose usage is permissible according to the laws of Islam Halo effect a phenom enon that occurs when people react to other, similar stimuli in much the same way they re­ sponded to the original stimulus Haptic touch-related sensations Heavy users a name companies use to iden­ tify their customers who consume their products in large volumes Hedonic adaptation in order to maintain a fairly stable level of happiness we tend to become used to positive and negative events in our lives Hedonic consumption the multisensory, fan­ tasy, and emotional aspects of consum­ ers' interactions with products Helicopter moms overprotective mothers who "hover" around their kids and in­ sert themselves into virtually all aspects of their lives Heuristics the mental rules of thumb that lead to a speedy decision Hierarchy of effects a fixed sequence of steps that occurs during attitude forma­ tion; this sequence varies depending on such factors as the consumer's level of involvement with the attitude object Hierarchy of Needs (Maslow’s) a framework that specifies different levels of motives that depends upon the consum er's personal situation High-context culture group members tend to be close-knit and are likely to infer mean­ ings that go beyond the spoken word Highlighting effect the order in which con­ sumers learn about brands determines the strength of association between these brands and their attributes Hispanic people whose geographic and/or cultural origins are in Latin American countries Hoarding unsystematic acquisition of ob­ jects (in contrast to collecting) Homeostasis the state of being in which the body is in physiological balance; goaloriented behavior attempts to reduce or eliminate an unpleasant motivational state and return to a balanced one Home shopping party a selling format where a company representative makes a sales presentation to a group of people who gather at the home of a friend or acquaintance Homogamy the tendency for individuals to marry others similar to themselves Homophily the degree to which a pair of individuals is similar in terms of educa­ tion, social status, and beliefs Horizontal revolution a fundamental change in how consumers communicate via social m edia whereby inform ation doesn't just flow from big companies and governments; information flows across people as well Host culture a new culture to which a per­ son must acculturate Household according to the U.S Census Bu­ reau, an occupied housing unit Hybrid ad a marketing communication that explicidy references the context (e.g., TV show) in which it appears Hyperopia the medical term for people who have farsighted vision; describes people who are so obsessed with preparing for the future that they can't enjoy the present Hyperreality the becoming real of what is initially simulation or "hype" Icon a sign that resembles the product in some way Id the Freudian system oriented toward immediate gratification Ideal of beauty a model, or exemplar, of ap­ pearance valued by a culture Ideal self a person's conception of how he or she would like to be Identification the process of forming an at­ titude to conform to another person's or group’s expectations Glossary Identity marketing a practice whereby con­ sumers are paid to alter some aspects of their selves to advertise for a branded product Illusion of truth effect telling people that a consumer claim is false can make them misremember it as true Impression management our efforts to "man­ age" what others think of us by strategi­ cally choosing clothing and other cues that will put us in a good light Impulse buying a process that occurs when the consum er experiences a sudden urge to purchase an item that he or she cannot resist Incidental brand exposure an experimental technique that involves showing prod­ uct logos to respondents without their conscious awareness Incidental learning unintentional acquisi­ tion of knowledge Incidental similarity points of commonality between a buyer and a seller such as a shared birthday Index a sign that is connected to a product because they share some property Individualism one of Hofstede's cultural di­ mensions: The extent to which the cul­ ture values the welfare of the individual versus that of the group Inertia the process whereby purchase deci­ sions are made out of habit because the consumer lacks the motivation to con­ sider alternatives Influence impressions brand-specific m en­ tions on social media posts Influence network a two-way dialogue be­ tween participants in a social network and opinion leaders Influencer the person who tries to sway the outcome of the decision Information cascades an online com m u­ nication process where one piece of inform ation triggers a sequence of interactions Information power influence over others due to the possession of inside knowledge Information search the process by which the consumer surveys his or her envi­ ronment for appropriate data to make a reasonable decision Initiator the person who brings up the idea or identifies a need Innovation a product or style that is per­ ceived as new by consumers Innovators people who are always on the lookout for novel developments and will be the first to try a new offering Instrumental conditioning also known as operant conditioning, occurs as the individual learns to perform behav­ iors that produce positive outcomes and to avoid those that yield negative outcomes Instrumental values goals endorsed because they are needed to achieve desired end states, or terminal values Intelligent agents software programs that learn from past user behavior in order to recommend new purchases Interactions in a social media context, behavior-based ties between partici­ pants such as talking with each other, attending an event together, or working together Interference one way that forgetting occurs; as additional information is learned, it displaces the earlier information Internalization deep-seated attitudes be­ come part of our value system Interprétant the meaning derived from a sign or symbol Interpretation the process whereby m ean­ ings are assigned to stimuli Interpretivism as opposed to the dominant positivist perspective on consum er behavior, instead stresses the impor­ tance of symbolic, subjective experi­ ence and the idea that meaning is in the m ind of the person rather than existing "out there" in the objective world Invidious distinction the use of status sym­ bols to inspire envy in others through display of wealth or power Involvem ent the motivation to process product-related information j.n.d (just noticeable difference) the mini­ mum difference between two stimuli that can be detected by a perceiver Juggling lifestyle working m others' at­ tempts to compromise between con­ flicting cultural ideals of motherhood and professionalism Kansei engineering a Japanese philosophy that translates customers' feelings into design elements Kin-network system the rituals intended to maintain ties among family members, both immediate and extended Knowledge function the process of forming an attitude to provide order, structure, or meaning Knowledge structure organized system of concepts relating to brands, stores, and other concepts Laddering a technique for uncover con­ sumers' associations between specific attributes and general values Laggards consumers who are exceptionally slow to adopt innovations 607 Late adopter;; the majority of consumers who are moderately receptive to adopt­ ing innovations Lateral cycling a process in which alreadypurchased objects are sold to others or exchanged for other items Latitudes of acceptance and rejection in the social judgment theory of attitudes, the notion that people differ in terms of the inform ation they will find acceptable or unacceptable They form latitudes of acceptance and rejection around an at­ titude standard Ideas that fall within a latitude will be favorably received, but those falling outside of this zone will not Learning a relatively permanent change in a behavio r caused by experience Legitimate power influence over others due to a position conferred by a society or organization Leisure class wealthy people for whom work is a taboo Licensing popular marketing strategy that pays for the right to link a product or service tc the name of a well-known brand or designer Life course paradigm this perspective views behavior at any stage in life or given point in time as the product of one's actions or responses to earlier life con­ ditions and the way the individual has adapted to social and environmental circumstances Lifestyle a pattern of consumption that reflects a person's choices of how to spend his or her time and money Lifestyle marketing perspective strategy based on the recognition that people sort themselves into groups on the ba­ sis of the things they like to do, how they like to spend their leisure time, and how they choose to spend their disposable income Limited problem solving a problem-solving process in which consumers are not motivated to search for information or to rigorously evaluate each alternative; instead they use simple decision rules to arrive at a purchase decision List of Value» (LOV) scale identifies con­ sumer segments based on the values members endorse and relates each value to differences in consumption behaviors LOHAS an acronym for "lifestyles of health and sustainability"; a consumer seg­ m ent that worries about the environ­ ment, wants products to be produced in a sustainable way, and who spend money to advance what they see as their personal development and potential 608 Glossary Long tail states that we need no longer rely solely on big hits (such as block­ buster movies or best-selling books) to find profits Companies can also make money if they sell small am ounts of items that only a few people want—if they sell enough different items Long-term memory (LTM) the system that al­ lows us to retain information for a long period of time Long-term orientation one of the five basic dimensions that characterize cultures in Hofstede's framework of crosscultural values Look-alike packaging putting a generic or private label product in a package that resembles a popular brand to associate the brand with the popular one Looking-glass self the process of imagining the reaction of others toward oneself Low-context culture in contrast to highcontext cultures that have strong oral traditions and that are more sensitive to nuance, low-context cultures are more literal Low-involvement hierarchy of effects the process of attitude formation for prod­ ucts or services that carry little risk or self-identity Low-literate consumer people who read at a very low level; tend to avoid situations where they will have to reveal their in­ ability to master basic consumption decisions such as ordering from a menu Lurkers passive members of an online community who not contribute to interactions M-commerce the practice of promoting and selling goods and services via wireless devices including cell phones, PDAs, and iPods Market beliefs a consumer's specific beliefs or decision rules pertaining to market­ place phenomena Market maven a person who often serves as a source of information about market­ place activities Market segmentation strategies targeting a brand only to specific groups of con­ sumers who share well-defined and relevant characteristics Masculinism study devoted to the male image and the cultural meanings of masculinity Masculinity according to Hofstede's frame­ work of cross-cultural values the extent to which a culture emphasizes male vs female distinctions Mass class a term analysts use to describe the millions of global consumers who now enjoy a level of purchasing power that's sufficient to let them afford many high-quality products Mass connectors highly influential mem ­ bers of social media networks Mass customization the personalization of products and services for individual customers at a mass-production price Materialism the importance consumers at­ tach to worldly possessions Maximizing a decision strategy that seeks to deliver the best possible result Means-end chain model assumes that peo­ ple link very specific product attributes (indirectly) to terminal values such as freedom or safety Media democratization in a social media context, members of social communi­ ties, not traditional media publishers like magazines or newspaper compa­ nies, control the creation, delivery, and popularity of content Media multiplexity in a social media con­ text, when flows of communication go in many directions at any point in time and often on multiple platforms Meetups members of an online network arrange to meet in a physical location Megachurches very large churches that serve between 2,000 and 20,000 congregants Membership reference group ordinary peo­ ple whose consumption activities pro­ vide informational social influence Meme theory a perspective that uses a medical metaphor to explain how an idea or product enters the conscious­ ness of people over time, much like a virus Memory a process of acquiring information and storing it over time so that it will be available when needed Mental accounting principle that states that decisions are influenced by the way a problem is posed Mental budgets consumers' pre-set ex­ pectations of how much they intend to spend on a shopping trip Mere exposure phenomenon the tendency to like persons or things if we see them more often Metaphor the use of an explicit compari­ son ("A" is “B") between a product and some other person, place, or thing Metrosexual a straight, urban male who ex­ hibits strong interests and knowledge regarding product categories such as fashion, home design, gourmet cook­ ing, and personal care that run counter to the traditional male sex role M icrocultures groups that form around a strong shared identification with an ac­ tivity or art form Milieu in the context of social gaming, the visual nature of the game such as sci­ ence fiction, fantasy, horror, and retro Millennials people born between 19862002; also known as Echo Boomers and Gen Y Minipreneurs one-person businesses Mixed emotions affect with positive and negative components MMOGS (massively multiplayer online games) an online, interactive experience in which people around the world partici­ pate in the form of avatars MMORPGs (m assively m ultiplayer online role playing games) online role-playing games that typically involve thousands of players Mobile shopping apps smartphone appli­ cations that retailers provider to guide shoppers in stores and malls Mode in the context of social gaming, the way players experience the game world Modeling imitating the behavior of others Modified rebuy in the context of the buyclass framework, a task that requires a modest amount of information search and evaluation, often focused on iden­ tifying the appropriate vendor Momentum effect an accelerating diffusion of a message in social media due to the contributions of influential members Monomyth a myth with basic characteristics that are found in many cultures More a custom with a strong moral overtone Motivation an internal state that activates goal-oriented behavior Motivational research a qualitative research approach, based on psychoanalytic (Freudian) interpretations, with a heavy emphasis on unconscious motives for consumption Multiattribute attitude models those m od­ els that assume that a consumer's atti­ tude (evaluation) 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 Multiple-intelligence theory a perspective that argues for other types of intel­ ligence, such as athletic prowess or musical ability, beyond the traditional math and verbal skills psychologists use to measure IQ Multiple pathway anchoring and adjustment (MPAA) model a model that emphasizes multiple pathways to attitude formation G lossary Multitasking processing information from more than one medium at a time Myth a story containing symbolic elements that expresses the shared emotions and ideals of a culture Name-letter effect all things equal we like others who share our names or even initials better than those who don't Narrative product information in the form of a story Narrative transportation the result of a highly involving message where people become immersed in the storyline Natural user interface a philosophy of com­ puter design that incorporates habitual hum an movements Need a basic biological motive Negative reinforcement the process whereby the environment weakens responses to stimuli so that inappropriate behavior is avoided Negative word of mouth the passing on of negative experiences involved with products or services by consumers to other potential customers to influence others' choices Network effect each person who uses a product or service benefits as more people participate Network units members of a social network Neuromarketing a new technique that uses a brain scanning device called func­ tional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), that tracks blood flow as people perform mental tasks Scientists know that specific regions of the brain light up in these scans to show increased blood flow when a person recognizes a face, hears a song, makes a decision, senses deception, and so on Now they are trying to harness this technology to measure consumers' reactions to movie trailers, choices about automobiles, the appeal of a pretty face, and loyalty to specific brands New task in the context of the buyclass framework, a task that requires a great degree of effort and information search Nodes members of a social network con­ nected to others via one or more shared relationships Noncompensatory decision rules decision shortcuts a consumer makes when a product with a low standing on one at­ tribute cannot make up for this position by being better on another attribute Normative influence the process in which a reference group helps to set and enforce fundamental standards of conduct Norms the informal rules that govern what is right or wrong Nostalgia a bittersweet emotion; the past is viewed with sadness and longing; many "classic" products appeal to consum­ ers' memories of their younger days Nouveau riches affluent consumers whose relatively recent acquisition of in­ come rather than ancestry or breed­ ing accounts for their enhanced social mobility Nuclear family a contemporary living ar­ rangem ent composed of a m arried couple and their children Object in semiotic terms, the product that is the focus of a message Object sociality the extent to which an ob­ ject (text, image, video) is shared among members of online social networks Objectification when we attribute sacred qualities to mundane items Observability in the context of diffusion of innovations, the extent to which a new product is something that is easy for consumers to see in use in order to mo­ tivate others to try it Observational learning the process in which people learn by watching the actions of others and noting the reinforcements they receive for their behaviors Online gated communities digital social networks that selectively allow access to people who possess criteria such as wealth or physical attractiveness Open data partnership a group of companies working together to allow consumers to choose if they want their online behav­ iors to be tracked and to give them the opportunity to edit the interests, demo­ graphics and other profile information collected about them Open rates the percentage of people who open an email message from a marketer Opinion leader person who is knowledgeable about products and who frequently is able to influence others' attitudes or be­ haviors with regard to a product category Organizational buyers people who purchase goods and services on behalf of compa­ nies for use in the process of manufac­ turing, distribution, or resale Paradigm a widely accepted view or model of phenomena being studied; the per­ spective that regards people as rational information processors is currently the dominant paradigm, although this ap­ proach is now being challenged by a new wave of research that emphasizes the frequently subjective nature of con­ sumer decision making Parental yielding the process that occurs when a parental decision maker is in­ fluenced by a child's product request 609 Parody display deliberately avoiding status symbols; to seek status by mocking it Passion-centric members of a social net­ work share an intense interest in some topic Pastiche mixture of images Perceived age how old a person feels as comparec to his or her true chronologi­ cal age Perceived risk belief that a product has po­ tentially negative consequences Perception the process by which stimuli are selected, organized, and interpreted Perceptual defense the tendency for con­ sumers to avoid processing stimuli that are threatening to them Perceptual filters past experiences that influence what stimuli we decide to process Perceptual selection process by which peo­ ple attend, to only a small portion of the stimuli to which they are exposed Perceptual vi;*ilance the tendency for con­ sumers to be more aware of stimuli that relate to their current needs Permission marketing popular strategy based on the idea that a marketer will be much more successful in persuad­ ing consumers who have agreed to let them try Personality a person's unique psychologi­ cal makeup, which consistently influ­ ences the way the person responds to his or her environment Personality traits identifiable characteris­ tics that define a person Personalized retargeting a sophisticated form of behavioral targeting that provides messages that refer to the exact product a person views on a website Persuasion an active attempt to change attitudes Phonemes vowel and consonant sounds Pleasure principle the belief that behavior is guided by the desire to maximize plea­ sure and avoid pain Plinking™ act of embedding a product or service link in a video Plutonomy an economy that a small num ­ ber of rich people control Podcasting an audio broadcast that people listen to on portable MP3 players or laptops Point-of-purcliase (POP) stimuli the promo­ tional materials that are deployed in stores or other outlets to influence con­ sumers' decisions at the time products are purchased Popular culture the music, movies, sports, books, celebrities, and other forms of 610 Glossary entertainm ent consumed by the mass market Pop-up stores temporary locations that al­ low a company to test new brands with­ out a huge financial commitment Positioning strategy an organization's use of elements in the marketing mix to influence the consum er's interpreta­ tion of a product's meaning vis-à-vis competitors Positive reinforcement the process whereby rewards provided by the environment strengthen responses to stimuli and ap­ propriate behavior is learned Positivism a research perspective that relies on principles of the "scientific method" and assumes that a single reality exists; events in the world can be objectively measured; and the causes of behavior can be identified, m anipulated, and predicted Power distance one of Hofstede's cultural dimensions: The way members per­ ceive differences in power when they form interpersonal relationships Power users opinion leaders in online networks Prediction market an approach based on the idea that groups of people with knowledge about an industry are jointly better predictors of the future than are any individuals Presence the effect that people experience when they interact with a computermediated environment Pretailer an e-commerce site that provides exclusive styles by prodding manufac­ turers to produce runway pieces they w ouldn't otherwise make to sell in stores Priming properties of a stimulus that evoke a schema that leads us to compare the stimulus to other similar ones we en­ countered in the past Principle of cognitive consistency the belief that consumers value harmony among their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and that they are motivated to maintain uniformity among these elements Principle of least interest the person who is least committed to staying in a relation­ ship has the most power Principle of similarity the Gestalt principle that describes how consumers tend to group objects that share similar physi­ cal characteristics PRIZM (Potential Rating Index by Zip Market) clustering technique that classifies ev­ ery zip code in the United States into one of 66 categories, ranging from the most affluent "Blue-Blood Estates" to the least well off "Public Assistance," developed by Claritas, Inc Problem recognition the process that occurs whenever the consumer sees a signifi­ cant difference between his or her cur­ rent state of affairs and some desired or ideal state; this recognition initiates the decision-making process Product com plementarity the view that products in different functional catego­ ries have symbolic meanings that are related to one another Product line extension related products to an established brand Product placement the process of obtaining exposure for a product by arranging for it to be inserted into a movie, television show, or some other medium Product signal communicates an under­ lying quality of a product through the use of aspects that are only visible in the ad Productivity orientation a continual striving to use time constructively Profane consumption the process of con­ suming objects and events that are or­ dinary or of the everyday world Progressive learning model the perspective that people gradually learn a new cul­ ture as they increasingly come in con­ tact with it; consumers assimilate into a new culture, mixing practices from their old and new environments to create a hybrid culture Propinquity as physical distance between people decreases and opportunities for interaction increase, they are more likely to form relationships Prospect theory a descriptive model of how people make choices Psychographics the use of psychological, sociological, and anthropological fac­ tors to construct market segments Psychophysics the science that focuses on how the physical environment is inte­ grated into the consumer's subjective experience Punishment the learning that occurs when a response is followed by unpleasant events Purchase momentum initial impulses to buy in order to satisfy our needs increase the likelihood that we will buy even more Queuing theory the mathematical study of waiting lines Rational perspective a view of the consumer as a careful, analytical decision maker who tries to maximize utility in pur­ chase decisions Reality engineering the process whereby elem ents of popular culture are appropriated by marketers and become integrated into marketing strategies Reality principle principle that the ego seeks ways that will be acceptable to society to gratify the id Recall the process of retrieving information from memory; in advertising research the extent to which consumers can re­ member a marketing message without being exposed to it during the study Reciprocity norm a culturally learned obli­ gation to return the gesture of a gift with one of equal value Recognition in advertising research the ex­ tent to which consumers say they are fa­ miliar with an ad the researcher shows them Reference group an actual or imaginary in­ dividual or group that has a significant effect on an individual's evaluations, aspirations, or behavior Reference price a figure a consumer uses to determine if a selling price is too high or low Referent power influence over others be­ cause they are motivated to imitate or affiliate with a person or group Refutational arguments calling attention to a product's negative attributes as a per­ suasive strategy where a negative issue is raised and then dismissed; this ap­ proach can increase source credibility Relationship marketing the strategic per­ spective that stresses the long-term, human side of buyer-seller interactions Relative advantage in the context of diffu­ sion of innovations, the extent to which a new product or service is an improve­ ment over alternatives that are already available in the market Repetition multiple exposures to a stimulus Reputation econom y a reward system based on recognition of one's exper­ tise by others who read online product reviews Resonance a literary device, frequently used in advertising that uses a play on words (a double meaning) to com m u­ nicate a product benefit Response bias a form of contam ination in survey research in which some fac­ tor, such as the desire to make a good im pression on the experim enter, leads respondents to modify their true answers Restricted codes the ways of expressing and interpreting meanings that focus on the content of objects, which tend to be used by the working class Retail theming strategy where stores cre­ ate im aginative environm ents that Glossary transport shoppers to fantasy worlds or provide other kinds of stimulation Retrieval the process whereby desired in­ formation is recovered from long-term memory Retro brand an updated version of a brand from a prior historical period Reverse product placement fictional prod­ ucts that appear in TV shows or movies become popular in the real world Reward power a person or group with the m eans to provide positive reinforcement Rich media elements of an online ad that employ movement to gain attention Risky shift the tendency for individuals to consider riskier alternatives after conferring with a group than if m em ­ bers made their own decisions with no discussion Rites of passage sacred times marked by a change in social status Ritual a set of multiple, symbolic behaviors that occur in a fixed sequence and that tend to be repeated periodically Ritual artifacts items (consumer goods) used in the performance of rituals Role theory the perspective that much of consumer behavior resembles actions in a play Sacralization a process that occurs when ordinary objects, events, or people take on sacred meaning to a culture or to specific groups within a culture Sacred consumption the process of consum­ ing objects and events that are set apart from normal life and treated with some degree of respect or awe Salience the prom inence of a brand in memory Sandwich Generation a description of m idd le-ag ed people who m ust care for both children and parents simultaneously Satisficing a decision strategy that aims to yield an adequate solution rather than the best solution in order to re­ duce the costs of the decision-making process Schema an organized collection of beliefs and feelings represented in a cognitive category Script a learned schema containing a se­ quence of events an individual expects to occur Search engines software (such as Google) that helps consumers access informa­ tion based upon their specific requests Self-concept the beliefs a person holds about his or her own attributes and how he or she evaluates these qualities Self-esteem the positivity of a person's self-concept Self-image congruence models research that suggests we choose products when their attributes match some aspect of the self Self-perception theory an alternative (to cog­ nitive dissonance) explanation of disso­ nance effects; it assumes that people use observations of their own behavior to infer their attitudes toward some object Semiotics a field of study that examines the correspondence between signs and symbols and the meaning or meanings they convey Sensation the immediate response of sen­ sory receptors (eyes, ears, nose, mouth, fingers) to such basic stimuli as light, color, sound, odors, and textures Sensory marketing marketing strategies that focus on the impact of sensations on our product experiences Sensory memory the temporary storage of information received from the senses Sensory overload a condition where con­ sumers are exposed to far more infor­ mation than they can process Sensory signature a unique characteristic of a brand conveyed on a perceptual channel (e.g., fragrance) Sentiment analysis a process (sometimes also called opinion mining) that scours the social media universe to collect and analyze the words people use when they describe a specific product or company Serial wardrobers shoppers who buy an outfit, wear it once, and return it Sex roles a culture's expectations about how members of the male or female gender should act, dress, or speak Sexting the growing trend of young people posting sexually suggestive photos of themselves online Sex-typed traits characteristics that are stereotypically associated with one gender or the other Shaping the learning of a desired behavior over time by rewarding intermediate actions until the final result is obtained Sharing sites e-commerce sites that allow users to share, exchange and rent goods in a local setting Sheconomy developing countries where analysts predict women will be a domi­ nant force in the local economy Shopping orientation a consumer's general attitudes and motivations regarding the act of shopping Short-term memory (STM) the mental sys­ tem that allows us to retain information for a short period of time 611 Shrinkage the loss of money or inventory from shoplifting a n d /o r employee theft Sign the sensory imagery that represents the intended meanings of the object Simile compe ring two objects that share a similar property Sisyphus effect decision makers who are so thorough they don't even rely on their past experiences to guide their current choice Instead they start almost from scratch to research options for each unique decision situation Sleeper effect the process whereby dif­ ferences in attitude change between positive and negative sources seem to diminish over time Social capital organizational affiliations and experiences that provide access to desirable social networks Social class the overall rank of people in a society; people who are grouped within the same social class are approximately equal in terms of their income, occupa­ tions, and lifestyles Social comparison the basic hum an ten­ dency to compare ourselves to others Social game a multi-player, competitive, goal-oriented activity with defined rules of engagement and online connectivity among a community of players Social graphs social networks; relation­ ships among m em bers of online communities Social judgment theory the perspective that people assimilate new information about attitude objects in light of what they already know or feel; the initial at­ titude acts as a frame of reference, and new information is categorized in terms of this standard social game A multi-player, competitive, goal-oriented activity with defined rules of engagement and online connectivity among a community of players Social loafing the tendency for people not to devote as much to a task when their contribution is part of a larger group effort Social marketing the promotion of causes and ideas (social products), such as en­ ergy conservation, charities, and popu­ lation control Social media :he set of technologies that en­ able users to create content and share it with a large number of others Social mobility the movement of individuals from one social class to another Social netwoik a group of people who con­ nect with one another online due to some shared interest or affiliation 612 Glossary Social object theory proposes that social networks will be more powerful com­ munities if there is a way to activate re­ lationships among people and objects within them Social power the capacity of one person to alter the actions or outcome of another Social stratification the process in a social system by which scarce and valuable resources are distributed unequally to status positions that become more or less perm anently ranked in terms of the share of valuable resources each receives Sociometric methods the techniques for measuring group dynamics that involve tracing communication patterns in and among groups Sock puppeting a company executive or other biased source poses as someone else to tout his organization in social media Sound symbolism the process by which the way a word sounds influences our as­ sumptions about what it describes and attributes such as size Source attractiveness the dimensions of a communicator that increase his or her persuasiveness; these include expertise and attractiveness Source cred ib ility a com m unications source's perceived expertise, objectiv­ ity, or trustworthiness Spacing effect the tendency to recall printed material to a greater extent when the advertiser repeats the target item periodically rather than presenting it over and over at the same time Spectacles a marketing message that takes the form of a public performance Spendthrifts consumers who derive plea­ sure from large-scale purchasing Spiritual-therapeutic model organizations that encourage behavioral changes such as weight loss that are loosely based on religious principles Spokescharacters the use of animated char­ acters or fictional mascots as product representatives Spontaneous recovery ability of a stimulus to evoke a weakened response even years after the person initially per­ ceived it Spreading activation meanings in memory are activated indirectly; as a node is activated, other nodes linked to it are also activated so that meanings spread across the network Stage of cognitive development the ability to comprehend concepts of increasing complexity as a person matures Standard learning hierarchy the traditional process of attitude formation that starts with the formation of beliefs about an attitude object State-dependent retrieval people are better able to access information if their inter­ nal state is the same at the time of recall as when they learned the information Status crystallization the extent to which different indicators of a person's sta­ tus (income, ethnicity, occupation) are consistent with one another Status hierarchy a ranking of social desir­ ability in terms of consumers' access to resources such as money, education, and luxury goods Status symbols products whose primary function is to communicate one's social standing to others Stimulus discrimination the process that occurs when behaviors caused by two stimuli are different, as when consum­ ers learn to differentiate a brand from its competitors Stimulus generalization the process that occurs when the behavior caused by a reaction to one stimulus occurs in the presence of other, similar stimuli Storage the process that occurs when knowledge in long-term memory is in­ tegrated with what is already in mem ­ ory and "warehoused" until needed Store image a store's "personality," com­ posed of such attributes as location, m erchandise suitability, and the knowledge and congeniality of the sales staff Straight rebuy in the context of the buyclass framework, the type of buying decision that is virtually automatic and requires little deliberation Subculture a group whose members share beliefs and common experiences that set them apart from other members of a culture Subjective norm an additional component to the multiattribute attitude model that accounts for the effects of what we be­ lieve other people think we should Subliminal perception the processing of stimuli presented below the level of the consumer's awareness Superego the system that internalizes soci­ ety's rules and that works to prevent the id from seeking selfish gratification Superstitions beliefs that run counter to ra­ tional thought or are inconsistent with known laws of nature Surrogate consumer a professional who is retained to evaluate and/or make pur­ chases on behalf of a consumer Symbol a sign that is related to a product through either conventional or agreedon associations Symbolic interactionism a sociological ap­ proach stressing that relationships with other people play a large part in forming the self; people live in a symbolic envi­ ronment, and the meaning attached to any situation or object is determined by a person's interpretation of these symbols Symbolic self-completion theory the perspec­ tive that people who have an incom­ plete self-definition in some context will compensate by acquiring symbols associated with a desired social identity Synchronous interactions a conversation that requires participants to respond in real-time Syncretic decision purchase decision that is made jointly by both spouses Synoptic ideal a model of spousal decision making in which the husband and wife take a common view and act as joint decision makers, assigning each other well-defined roles and making m utu­ ally beneficial decisions to maximize the couple's joint utility Taste culture a group of consum ers who share aesthetic and intellectual preferences Terminal values end states desired by mem­ bers of a culture The Values and Lifestyles System (VALS2™) a psychographic segmentation system Theory of cognitive dissonance theory based on the premise that a state of tension is created when beliefs or behaviors conflict with one another; people are motivated to reduce this inconsistency (or dissonance) and thus eliminate unpleasant tension Theory of reasoned action an updated ver­ sion of the Fishbein multiattribute atti­ tude theory that considers factors such as social pressure and Aact (the attitude toward the act of buying a product), rather than simply attitudes toward the product itself Theory of trying states that the criterion of behavior in the reasoned action model of attitude measurement should be re­ placed with trying to reach a goal Tie strength the nature and potency of the bond between members of a social network Ties connections between members of a social network Tightwads consumers who experience emo­ tional pain when they make purchases Time poverty a feeling of having less time available than is required to meet the demands of everyday living Glossary Timestyle an individual's priorities regard­ ing how or she spends time as influ­ enced by personal and cultural factors Tipping point moment of critical mass Torn self a condition where immigrants struggle to reconcile their native identi­ ties with their new cultures Total quality management (TQM) m anage­ m ent and engineering procedures aimed at reducing errors and increas­ ing quality; based on Japanese practices Trade dress color com binations that become strongly associated with a corporation Transactional advertising an advertising message in a social game that trans­ actional advertising rewards players if they respond to a request Transformative Consumer Research (TCR) promotes research projects that include the goal of helping people or bringing about social change Transitional economies a country that is adapting from a controlled, centralized economy to a free-market system Transmedia formats social media platforms such as alternative reality games that allow consumers to participate in an advertising campaign Transmedia storytelling the use of a mix of social media platforms to create a plot that involves consumers who try to solve puzzles or mysteries in the narrative Trialability in the context of diffusion of in­ novations, the extent to which a new product or service can be sampled prior to adoption Tribal marketing strategy linking a product's identity to an activity-based "tribe" such as basketball players Trickle-down theory the perspective that fashions spread as the result of sta­ tus symbols associated with the upper classes "trickling down" to other social classes as these consumers try to em u­ late those with greater status Tweens a marketing term used to describe children aged to 14 Twitter a popular social media platform that restricts the poster to a 140 word entry Two-factor theory the perspective that two separate psychological processes are operating when a person is repeatedly exposed to an ad: repetition increases familiarity and thus reduces uncer­ tainty about the product but over time boredom increases with each expo­ sure, and at some point the amount of boredom incurred begins to exceed the amount of uncertainty reduced, result­ ing in wear-out Two step flow model of influence proposes that a small group of influencers dis­ seminate information since they can modify the opinions of a large number of other people Uncertainty avoidance one of Hofstede's cul­ tural dimensions: The degree to which people feel threatened by ambiguous sit­ uations and have beliefs and institutions that help them to avoid this uncertainty Unconditioned stimulus (UCS) a stimulus that is naturally capable of causing a response Underground economy secondary markets (such as flea markets) where transac­ tions are not officially recorded Unipolar emotions emotional reactions that are either wholly positive or wholly negative Unplanned buying when a shopper buys merchandise she did not intend to pur­ chase, often because she recognizes a new need while in the store Urban myth an unsubstantiated "fact" that many people accept as true User the person who actually consumes a product or service User-generated content consumers voice their opinions about products, brands, and companies on blogs, podcasts, and social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter, and film their own commercials that they post on sites such as YouTube Utilitarian function states that we develop some attitudes toward products simply because they provide pleasure or pain Value a belief that some condition is prefer­ able to its opposite Value-expressive function states we develop attitudes toward products because of what they say about him or her as a person Value system a culture's ranking of the rela­ tive importance of values Variable-interval reinforcement the time that must pass before an organism's response is reinforced varies based on some average Variable-ratio reinforcement you get rein­ forced after a certain num ber of re­ sponses, but you don't know how many responses are required Variety amnesia a condition where people consume products to the point where they no longer enjoy them Variety seeking the desire to choose new al­ ternatives over more familiar ones Video blogging (vlogging) posting video dia­ ries on sites such as YouTube or photos on Flickr 613 Viral marketing the strategy of getting cus­ tomers to sell a product on behalf of the company that creates it Virtual goods digital items that people buy and sell online Virtual identity the appearance and person­ ality a person takes on as an avatar in a computer mediated environment like Second Life Virtual worlds immersive 3D virtual envi­ ronments such as Second Life Voluntary simplifiers people who believe that once basic material needs are sat­ isfied, additional income does not lead to happiness Von Restorff effect techniques like distinc­ tive packaging that increase the novelty of a stimulus also improve recall Want the particular form of consumption chosen to satisfy a need W arm ing process of transforming new objects and places into those that feel cozy, hospitable, and authentic Web 2.0 the current version of the Inter­ net as a social, interactive medium from its original roots as a form of one­ way transmission from producers to consumers W eber’s Law the principle that the stron­ ger the initial stimulus, the greater its change mast be for it to be noticed W idgets small programs that users can download onto their desktops, or em­ bed in their blogs or profile pages, that import some form of live content Wiki online program that lets several peo­ ple change a document on a Web page and then irack those changes Wisdom of crowds a perspective that argues under the right circumstances, groups are smarter than the smartest people in them; implies that large numbers of con­ sumers can predict successful products Word of mouth (WOM) product information transmitted by individual consumers on an informal basis Word-phrase dictionary in sentiment analy­ sis, a libra ry that codes data so that the program can scan the text to identify w hether the words in the dictionary appear Worldview a perspective on social norms and behaviors that tends to differ among social classes Z ip f s Law pattern that describes the ten­ dency for the most robust effect to be far more powerful than others in its class; applies to consumer behavior in terms of buyers' overwhelming prefer­ ences for die market leader in a product category ... 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