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Analysis of Sales Promotion Effects on Household Purchase Behavior

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product use coupled with the importance <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> affective c<strong>on</strong>tent <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the attributes or<br />

c<strong>on</strong>sequences <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> product use determine <strong>on</strong>e’s intenti<strong>on</strong>s to purchase or not.<br />

As said before, the decisi<strong>on</strong> model in Figure 2.3 shows an extended picture <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

c<strong>on</strong>sumer decisi<strong>on</strong>-making. But, depending <strong>on</strong> the circumstances, not necessarily all<br />

elements <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the model take part in each purchase decisi<strong>on</strong>. In-store promoti<strong>on</strong>s (e.g.,<br />

display), for example, could lead to impulse buying, skipping the more cognitive part <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

decisi<strong>on</strong>-making.<br />

Before the three basic models <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>sumer behavior discussed above will be<br />

applied to the topic <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> sales promoti<strong>on</strong>s in Secti<strong>on</strong> 2.3, a theory <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> another order is<br />

discussed. Prior research <strong>on</strong> sales promoti<strong>on</strong> effects <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>ten makes use <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> trait theory (e.g.,<br />

deal pr<strong>on</strong>eness, variety seeking). Where the three basic models <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>sumer behavior<br />

discussed above can be used as tools to understand c<strong>on</strong>sumer behavior under certain<br />

c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s, in certain situati<strong>on</strong>s, trait theory claims that some types <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> behavior are<br />

c<strong>on</strong>sistent across different c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s or situati<strong>on</strong>s.<br />

2.2.4 Trait Theory<br />

Trait theory represents a quantitative approach to the study <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> pers<strong>on</strong>ality (Blackwell et al.<br />

2001). This theory postulates that an individual’s pers<strong>on</strong>ality is composed <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> definite<br />

predispositi<strong>on</strong>al attributes called traits. It is assumed that traits are comm<strong>on</strong> to many<br />

individuals and vary in absolute amounts between individuals (Mischel 1968). It is further<br />

assumed that these traits are relatively stable and exert fairly universal effects <strong>on</strong> behavior<br />

regardless <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the envir<strong>on</strong>mental situati<strong>on</strong> (Sanford 1970). The final assumpti<strong>on</strong> asserts that<br />

traits can be inferred from the measurement <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> behavioral indicators. Some well-known<br />

examples <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> traits are aggressiveness, dominance, friendliness, sociability, extroversi<strong>on</strong>,<br />

empathy, innovativeness, deal pr<strong>on</strong>eness, variety seeking, etc.<br />

One <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the questi<strong>on</strong>s we started this chapter with was the following: “How do<br />

people go about making decisi<strong>on</strong>s and choices in the market place and how can sales<br />

promoti<strong>on</strong>s influence these decisi<strong>on</strong>s and choices?” The theories and models menti<strong>on</strong>ed<br />

thus far (ec<strong>on</strong>omic theory, stimulus-resp<strong>on</strong>se model, stimulus-organism-resp<strong>on</strong>se model,<br />

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