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    Consumer Decision Processes

    Prof Rushen Chahal

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    You cant assume that people

    know what they want

    You cant assume that people will tell you the

    truth about their wants and dislikes, even if they

    know them. What you are likely to get are answers

    that will protect the informants in their steadfastendeavour to appear to the world as really

    sensible, intelligent rational beings

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    Nature of Decision Processes

    Purchase options

    Consumption options Divestment options

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    Purchase options Whether to buy or save?

    When to buy?

    What to buy both category and brand?

    Where to buy?

    How to pay?

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    Consumption options Whether to consume or not?

    When to consume?

    How to consume?

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    Divestment options Disposal

    Recycling

    Remarketing

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    Consumer Problem Solving Rational

    Hedonic

    In most cases it is a combination of the two

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    Consumer Decision Making

    Stages Need recognition

    Search for information

    Pre-purchase alternative evaluation

    Purchase

    Consumption Post-purchase evaluation

    Divestment

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    Variables that shape decision

    making Individual differences

    Environment influences

    Psychological processes

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    Individual differences Consumer resources

    Knowledge

    Attitudes

    Motivation

    Personality, values, lifestyle

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    Environmental Influences Culture

    Social class

    Personal influence

    Family

    Situation

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    Psychological Processes Information Processing

    Learning

    Attitude and changes in behaviour

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    Information Processing Exposure

    Attention

    Comprehension

    Acceptance

    Retention

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    Decision Process continuum

    high low

    complexity

    Degree of complexity

    Extended

    problem

    solving

    Habitual

    decision

    making

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    Extended Problem solving

    Thought and evaluation precede the

    act of purchase and use because of

    the importance of making the right

    choice

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    Limited Problem solving

    Need recognition leads to buying

    action, because the purchase does not

    assume great importance

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    Factors influencing extent of

    problem solving

    Degree of involvement personal factors,

    product factors, situations

    Alternatives are differentiated time

    availability, consumer mood

    Sufficient time for deliberation

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    Impulse buyingIt does not have the indifference that accompanies LPS. A

    high sense of emotional involvement and urgency shortcircuits the reasoning process and motivates immediate

    action A sudden and spontaneous desire to act accompanied by

    urgency

    State of psychological disequilibrium in which a personcan feel out of control

    Onset of conflict and struggle that is resolved byimmediate action

    Minimal objective evaluation

    Lack of regard for consequences

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    Variety Seeking

    Acivation of seeking variety as a motive Similar alternatives

    Frequent brand shifts

    High purchase frequency