Includes bibliographical references (p. 555-656) and indexes.

Part I: AN INTRODUCTION TO CONSUMER BEHAVIOR. 1. Understanding Consumer Behavior.Appendix: Developing Information about Consumer Behavior.Part II: THE PSYCHOLOGICAL CORE.2. Motivation, Ability, and Opportunity.3. From Exposure to Comprehension.4. Memory and Knowledge.5. Attitudes Based on High Effort.6. Attitudes Based on Low Effort.Part III: THE PROCESS OF MAKING DECISIONS.7. Problem Recognition and Information Search.8. Judgment and Decision Making Based on High Effort. 9. Judgment and Decision Making Based on Low Effort. 10. Post-Decision Processes. Part IV: THE CONSUMER'S CULTURE.11. Social Influences on Consumer Behavior. 12. Consumer Diversity. 13. Household and Social Class Influences.14. Psychographics: Values, Personality, and Lifestyles. Part V: CONSUMER BEHAVIOR OUTCOMES AND ISSUES.15. Innovations: Adoption, Resistance, Diffusion.16. Symbolic Consumer Behavior. 17. Marketing, Ethics, and Social Responsibility in Today's Consumer Society.

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