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L6: Attitudes (Four functions of attitudes (Katz, 1960) (Solve a problem,…
L6: Attitudes
Four functions of attitudes (Katz, 1960)
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- Allows to express oneself
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- Allows to protect oneself
Ego-defensive
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Consumer want to feel secure and safe about the product to be purchased that it is in alignment with self-image. e.g insurance company
- Allows for structure and meaning
Knowledge
These type of consumer are best convinced with facts and statistics. E.g Airbnb is cheaper than hotels fact. This knowledge gained, increases order, structure and meaning in life.
What is an attitude
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Hard to assess due to socially desirable responding, can be learned through conditioning and come through perception and context
Attitude properties
- Bivariate Structure / Attitudinal ambivalence
The more ambivalent, the less stable and the more likely it will change in different contexts
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E.g. ambivalent impression on Croatia --> cheap, beautiful, versatile but also war, backward oriented, balkan /yugoslawia
Don't focus on undoing negative association, focus on strengthening positive associations
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