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Chapter 11 Consumer Behavior - 12E

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Social powerdescribes the capacity to alter the actions of others.
legitimate powerPower that is granted by virtue or a social agreement, such as the authority we give to police
Social identity theoryargue(s) that each of us has several "selves that relate to groups."
referentpower that someone has due to the qualities of that person and the desire to copy his/her behaviors
conformwhy consumers do THIS is because of cultural pressures, fear of deviance, commitment
Anti-brand communitiesa new kind of avoidance group against products or companies that has grown in popularity through the Web
Opinion leadersTHESE people are frequently able to influence others' attitudes or behavior
Aspirational grouptype of reference group if someone wants to be "just like Mike" (basketball star Michael Jordan)
Avoidance groupsIf a person is unclean and unkempt they would be a part of THIS group for most people
committedAccording to the principle of least interest, the person who is least THIS has the most power in the relationship.
Expert powerderives from the knowledge that a consumer possesses about a content area
surrogate consumera marketing intermediary retained by a consumer to guide what that consumer buys
sociometricthese methods trace communication patterns among members of a group
normsWithin groups, informal rules of behavior
Fear of devianceoccurs when an individual may have reason to believe that the group will apply sanctions to punish nonconforming behavior
Social loafinghappens when we do not devote as much time and effort to a task as we could because our contribution is part of a larger group effect
market mavenstays on top of what was happening in the marketplace, but isn't necessarily the first to purchase items when they first came out
word-of-mouth communicationtelling someone about a great new store for instance
generalizedopinion leaders, whose recommendations people see for ALL purchases.
impressionrefers to a view or exposure to an advertising message
homophilySomeone who has the same college degree, belongs to the same social class, and attends the same church would have THIS
Opinion seekersare generally more involved in a product category and actively search for information.
Viral marketingrefers to the strategy of getting visitors to a Web site to forward information on the site of their friends in order to make more consumers aware of a product
blogsA type of virtual community of consumption based on sharing online journals
social networkA set of socially relevant nodes connected by one or more relations



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