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CHAPTER 6 Consumer Perception Consumer Behavior Consumer Behavior SCHIFFMAN & KANUK

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CHAPTER 6

Consumer Perception

Consumer BehaviorConsumer Behavior

SCHIFFMAN & KANUK

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Perception

•Process by which an individual

selects, organizes, and interprets stimuli into a

meaningful and coherent picture

of the world

•The way we see the world around

us

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ELEMENTS OF PERCEPTION

Sensation Absolute threshold Differential threshold Subliminal perception

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Sensation

• The immediate and direct response of

the sensory organs to stimuli.

• A perfectly unchanging environment

provides little to no sensation at all!

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Differential

Threshold

• Minimal difference that can be detected between two similar stimuli

• Also known as the just noticeable difference (the j.n.d.)

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Weber’s Law

• A theory concerning the perceived differentiation

between similar stimuli of varying

intensities (i.e., the stronger the initial

stimulus, the greater the additional

intensity needed for the second stimulus to be perceived as

different).

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MARKETING APPLICATIONS OF THE JND

Need to determine the relevant j.n.d. for their products so that negative changes are not readily

discernible to the public so that product improvements are very apparent to

consumers

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Subliminal

Perception

• Perception of very weak or rapid stimuli

received below the level of conscious

awareness.

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SUBLIMINAL PERSUASION EFFECTIVE?

Extensive research has shown no evidence that subliminal advertising can cause behavior changes

Some evidence that subliminal stimuli may influence affective reactions

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ASPECTS OF PERCEPTION

Selection

Organization

Interpretation

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PERCEPTUAL SELECTION

Depends on two major factorsConsumers’ previous experience Consumers’ motives

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PRINCIPLES OF PERCEPTUAL ORGANIZATION

Figure and groundGroupingClosure

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Positioning

Establishing a specific image for a brand in

relation to competing

brands.

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Perceptual

Mapping

A research technique that

enables marketers to plot

graphically consumers’ perceptions concerning

product attributes of

specific brands.

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PERCEIVED QUALITY

Perceived Quality of Products Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic Cues

Perceived Quality of ServicesPrice/Quality Relationship

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CHARACTERISTICS OF SERVICES

IntangibleVariable

PerishableSimultaneously

Produced and Consumed

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Price/Price/Quality Quality

RelationsRelationshiphip

The perception of price as an indicator of

product quality (e.g., the higher

the price, the higher the

perceived quality of the product).

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