← Chapter 11 Attitudes and Influencing Attitudes Export Options Alphabetize Word-Def Delimiter Tab Comma Custom Def-Word Delimiter New Line Semicolon Custom Data Copy and paste the text below. It is read-only. Select All Aesthetic appeal Tap consumers' affective reactions by going beyond the cognitive associations of functionality. Affective component Feelings or emotional reactions to an object. Ambivalent attitude _____ attitude, involves holding mixed beliefs and/or feelings about an attitude object. Attitude An enduring organization of motivational, emotional, perceptual, and cognitive processes with respect to some aspect of our environment. Attribute framing Where only a single attribute is the focus of the frame. Beef is 20% fat (neg) or 80% lean (positive) Behavioral component One's tendency to respond in a certain manner toward an object or activity. Benefit segmentation Segmenting consumers on the basis of their most important attribute or attributes. Cognitive component Consists of a consumer's beliefs about an object. Comparative ads Directly compare the features or benefits of two or more brands. Elaboration likelihood model (ELM) A theory about how attitudes are formed and changed under varying conditions of involvement. Emotional ads Designed primarily to elicit a positive affective response rather than provide information or arguments. Fear appeals The threat of negative (unpleasant) consequences if attitudes or behaviors are not altered. Goal framing Where "the message stresses either the positive consequences of performing an act or the negative consequences of not performing the act." Humorous appeals Ads built around humor which appear to increase attention to and liking of the ad. Mere exposure The idea that simply presenting a brand to an individual on a large number of occasions might make the individual's attitude toward the brand more positive. Message framing Presenting one of two equivalent value outcomes either in positive or gain terms (positive framing) or in negative or loss terms (negative framing). Multiattribute attitude model Based on the logic that because all of the components of an attitude are generally consistent, the more favorable the overall attitude is. One-sided messages Messages where the benefits of a particular product are presented without mentioning any negative characteristics it might possess or any advantages a competitor might have. Source credibility Based on two basic dimensions, trustworthiness and expertise, it occurs when the target market views the source of the message as highly credible. Spokescharacters Can be animated animals, people, products, or other objects. Sponsorship A company providing financial support for an event. Testimonial ad A person, generally a typical member of the target market, recounts his or her successful use of the product, service, or idea. Two-sided message Messages that provide good and bad points of a particular product. Utilitarian appeals Involve informing the consumer of one or more functional benefits that are important to the target market. Value-expressive appeals Attempt to build a personality for the product or create an image of the product user. SAM / adSAM self-assessment manikin provides visual representations of 232 emotional adjectives underlying PAD. Knowledge function what people think about something is often more important than something's actual traits Utilitarian function people like things that are rewarding, if you promise rewards in ads, they better come through Ego-defensive function people form attitudes to defend egos and self images against threats ATTITUDE CHANGE STRATEGIES Change the Cognitive Component Change the Affective Component Change the Behavioral Component Change the Cognitive Component use... to change ....: Change beliefs Shift importance Add beliefs Change ideal Change the Affective Component use... to change ....: Classical conditioning Affect toward the Ad or web site Mere exposure Change the Behavioral Component use... to change ....: operant conditioning (shaping) Peripheral Cues (PCs) influence persuasion under LOW involvement but not HIGH involvement (models, music) Central Cues (CCs) influence persuasion under HIGH involvement but not LOW involvement (facts) Cue Relevance • Example: An attractive model (and her hair) may be decision irrelevant (PC) in an ad for a car, but decision relevant (CC) in an ad for shampoo. • In this case, the attractive model would influence persuasion under high involvement for shampoos but not for cars. Source Characteristics represents "who" delivers the message Appeal Characteristics Represents "how" the message is communicated Message Structure Characteristics Represents "how" the message is presented Nonverbal components ___________components can influence attitudes through affect, cognition, or both. Emotional ads often rely primarily or exclusively on nonverbal content to drive emotional responses. These can include: • pictures • music • surrealism