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2. © 2014 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Learning Outcomes Understand the activities involved in the consumer decision-making process Describe the three major decision-making research perspectives Explain the three major types of ­decision- making approaches

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6. Decision Making and Choice Decision Making and ValueDecision Making and MotivationDecision Making and Emotion

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8. Decision-Making Approaches Perceived risk - Perception of the negative consequences that are likely to result from a course of action Types of risk – Financial – Social – Performance – Physical – Time

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10. Need Recognition Actual state - A consumer’s perceived current state Desired state - A perceived state for which a consumer strives Consumer search behavior - The behaviors that consumers engage in as they seek information that can be used to satisfy needs

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13. External Search Includes the gathering of information from external sources Factors considered – Ease of obtaining information from the source – Objectivity of the source – Trustworthiness of the source – The speed with which the information can be obtained

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15. © 2014 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Amount of Search Product experience Involvement Perceived risk Value of search effort Time availability Attitude toward shopping Personal factors Situational influencers

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17. Search Regret Refers to the negative emotions that come from failed search processes Regret is related to: – The amount of search effort – The emotions felt during the process – The use of unfamiliar search techniques