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Choice Based on Goals

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  • Stijn Osselaer
  • Suresh Ramanathan
  • Margaret Campbell
  • Joel Cohen
  • Jeannette Dale
  • Paul Herr
  • Chris Janiszewski
  • Arie Kruglanski
  • Angela Lee
  • Stephen Read
  • J. Russo
  • Nader Tavassoli

Abstract

This article introduces a goal-based view of consumer choice in which (1) choice is influenced by three classes of goals (consumption goals, criterion goals, and process goals), (2) goals are cognitively represented, and (3) the impact of a goal on choice depends on its activation. For each class of goals, we discuss how goal activation is influenced by direct (subconscious) goal priming, by spreading activation from choice options, from other goals, and from the context, and by goal (non-)achievement. Opportunities for modeling goal-based choice, the integration of emotions in a theory of goal-based choice, and relationships with dual-process theories of decision making are discussed. Copyright Springer Science + Business Media, Inc. 2005

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  • Stijn Osselaer & Suresh Ramanathan & Margaret Campbell & Joel Cohen & Jeannette Dale & Paul Herr & Chris Janiszewski & Arie Kruglanski & Angela Lee & Stephen Read & J. Russo & Nader Tavassoli, 2005. "Choice Based on Goals," Marketing Letters, Springer, vol. 16(3), pages 335-346, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:mktlet:v:16:y:2005:i:3:p:335-346
    DOI: 10.1007/s11002-005-5896-y
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