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Analogical reasoning  occurs when a consumer uses an existing knowledge base to understand a new situation or object.
(See page(s) 324)
Brand equity  the value consumers assign to a brand above and beyond the functional characteristics of the product.
(See page(s) 342)
Brand image  the schematic memory of a brand.
(See page(s) 337)
Brand leverage  often termed, family branding, brand extensions, or umbrella branding, refers to marketers capitalizing on brand equity by using an existing brand name for new products.
(See page(s) 342)
Classical conditioning  the process of using an established relationship between a stimulus and response to bring about the learning of the same response to a different stimulus.
(See page(s) 320)
Cognitive learning  encompasses all the mental activities of humans as they work to solve problems or cope with situations.
(See page(s) 323)
Concepts  abstractions of reality that capture the meaning of an item in terms of other concepts.
(See page(s) 334)
Conditioning  learning based on the association of a stimulus (information) and response (behavior or feeling).
(See page(s) 319)
Decay curve  illustrates a commonly found rate of forgetting for advertising.
(See page(s) 331)
Elaborative activities  the use of previously stores experiences, values, attitudes, beliefs, and feelings to interpret and evaluate information in working memory as well as to add relevant previously stored information.
(See page(s) 334)
Episodic memory  the memory of a sequence of events in which a person participated.
(See page(s) 335)
Explicit memory  characterized by the conscious recollection of an exposure event.
(See page(s) 333)
Extinction  or forgetting occurs when the reinforcement for the learned response is withdrawn, the learned response is no longer used, or the individual is no longer reminded of the response.
(See page(s) 330)
High-involvement learning  a situation in which the consumer is motivated to process or learn the material.
(See page(s) 317)
Iconic rote learning  the association between two or more concepts in the absence of conditioning.
(See page(s) 323)
Imagery  involves concrete sensory representations of ideas, feelings, and objects.
(See page(s) 334)
Implicit memory  involves the nonconscious retrieval of previously encountered stimuli.
(See page(s) 333)
Incidental exposure  occurs when an individual, though not consciously or deliberately, is exposed to an ad.
(See page(s) 318)
Learning  any change in the content or organization of long-term memory or behavior.
(See page(s) 317)
Long-term memory  an unlimited, permanent storage.
(See page(s) 335)
Low-involvement learning  a situation in which the consumer has little or no motivation to process or learn the material.
(See page(s) 317)
Maintenance rehearsal  the continual repetition of a piece of information in order to hold it in current memory for use in problem solving or transferal to long-term memory.
(See page(s) 334)
Modeling  occurs when consumers observe the outcome of others’ behaviors and adjust their own accordingly.
(See page(s) 324)
Operant conditioning  or instrumental learning differs from classical conditioning primarily in the role and timing of reinforcement.
(See page(s) 321)
Perceptual mapping  takes consumers’ perceptions of how similar various brands or products are to each other and relates these perceptions to product attributes.
(See page(s) 340)
Product positioning  a decision by a marketer to try to achieve a defined brand image relative to competition within a market segment.
(See page(s) 339)
Product repositioning  a deliberate decision to significantly alter the way the market views a product.
(See page(s) 340)
Pulsing  frequent (close together) repetitions used any time it is important to produce widespread knowledge of the product rapidly.
(See page(s) 330)
Punishment  any consequence that decreases the likelihood that a given response will be repeated in the future.
(See page(s) 327)
Reasoning  individuals engage in creative thinking to form new associations and concepts.
(See page(s) 324)
Reinforcement  anything that increases the likelihood that a given response will be repeated in the future.
(See page(s) 326)
Schema  or schematic memory is a complex web of associations.
(See page(s) 336)
Scripts  memory of how an action sequence should occur.
(See page(s) 337)
Semantic memory  the basic knowledge and feelings an individual has about a concept.
(See page(s) 335)
Shaping  the process of encouraging partial responses leading to the final desired response.
(See page(s) 321)
Short-term memory  has a limited capacity to store information and sensations.
(See page(s) 334)
Stimulus discrimination  the process of learning to respond differently to similar but distinct stimuli.
(See page(s) 332)
Stimulus generalization  often referred to as the rub-off effect, occurs when a response to one stimulus is elicited by a similar but distinct stimulus.
(See page(s) 331)
Vicarious learning  occurs when consumers observe the outcomes of others’ behaviors and adjust their own accordingly.
(See page(s) 324)







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