Psychological Analysis of Economic Behavior

Abstract

advertising : The placement of announcements and persuasive messages in time or space purchased in any of the mass media by business firms, nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and individuals who seek to inform and/ or persuade members of a particular target market or audience about their products, services, organizations, or ideas. attitude: 1. (consumer behavior definition) A person's overall evaluation of a concept; an affective response involving general feelings of liking or favorability. 2. (consumer behavior definition) A cognitive process involving positive or negative valences, feelings, or emotions. An attitude toward an object always involves a stirred-up state--a positive or negative feeling or motivational component. It is an interrelated system of cognition, feelings, and action tendencies.