Implications of Motivating Operations for the Functional Analysis of Consumer Choice

Autor/inn/en	Fagerstrom, Asle; Foxall, Gordon R.; Arntzen, Erik
Titel	Implications of Motivating Operations for the Functional Analysis of Consumer Choice
Quelle	In: Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 30 (2010) 2, S.110-126 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0160-8061
Schlagwörter	Consumer Economics; Selection; Functional Behavioral Assessment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Konsumökonomie; Auslese
Abstract	The present article introduces the concept of Motivating Operation (MO) to the context of consumer choice and discusses the function of the concept of MO in the context of the Behavioral Perspective Model (BPM). Including MO as part of the consumer behavior setting leads to a more comprehensive analysis and, as a result, improves our understanding of the complex world of contingencies operating within consumer situations. First, the concept of MO helps to distinguish between discriminative and motivational functions of antecedents in the consumer behavior setting. Second, the MO concept includes both unlearned and learned motivating effects. Third, we will argue that some types of rules could also be MOs. A functional analysis of consumer choice should take into consideration the concept of MO because it is a contribution to the ongoing discussion to describe and classify antecedent variables that influence consumer behavior. (Contains 1 table and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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