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Buying Decision Behavior and the


Buyer Decision Process
Types of Buying Decision Behavior
Types of Buying Decision Behavior

Complex Buying Dissonance-reducing Buying


Behavior Behavior
Consumers’ involvement: high Consumers’ involvement: high
Brands difference: significant Brands difference: little
Product: pricey, risky, rare bought, highly self- Product: pricey, risky purchase, rare
expressive

Habitual Buying Variety-seeking


Behavior Buying Behavior
Consumers’ involvement: low Consumers’ involvement: low
Brands difference: little significant Brands difference: significant
The Buyer Decision Process
Need recognition Information research
01 Recognize a problem or need
02 Seek more information

Evaluation of alternatives Purchases decision


03 Evaluate brands in choice set
04 Make decision and actually
buy the product

Post-purchase decision
05 Take action based on satisfaction or
destructive action
The Buyer Decision
Process
Cognitive
dissonance
Discomfort caused by postpurchase
conflict

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