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Understanding Consumer Cognition

Learn how consumers think and how effective advertising relates to consumer cognition.

  • Duration

    2 weeks

  • Weekly study

    10 hours
Overview
Requirements
Educators

Understand how effective advertising relates to consumer cognition

Describing how consumers make choices is fundamental to understanding consumer behaviour. Consumer cognition is a relevant aspect that will have an impact on consumer choice and behaviour.

This course will introduce the different aspects of consumer cognition. It will explore concepts such as perception, learning and attitudes.

It will also explore the relationship between consumer cognition and consumer patterns.

Finally, it will explore advertising, linking it to consumer cognition.

What topics will you cover?

  • Perceptual processes
  • Cognitive and behavioural learning
  • Attitudes and behaviour
  • Consumer cognition and consumer patterns: brand knowledge, brand equity and brand extension
  • Advertising psychology

Learning on this course

On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

  • Describe perception
  • Discuss the relationship between perception and consumer behaviour
  • Apply the concept of perception to the consumer's perception of the marketing mix
  • Evaluate the differences between cognitive and behavioural learning
  • Discuss the different methods of measuring attitudes
  • Discuss the relationship between consumer cognitions and consumer patterns
  • Apply cognitive psychology to advertising

Who is the course for?

This course is for people seeking a better understanding of how consumers make choices and the links of advertising to consumer cognition.

Please note that the staff described in the ‘Who will you learn with?’ section below may be subject to change.

Who will you learn with?

Dr Anne Turner

Assistant Professor in Business and Organisational Psychology at Coventry University,
Dr Anne Turner - PhD, FHEA, CPsychol, BSc (Hons)
Research Interests Inc: Enclothed Cognition, remote e-workers

Who developed the course?

Coventry University

Coventry secured 5 QS Stars for Teaching and Online Learning in the QS World University Ranking 2020 and has received No. 1 in the world for Massive Open Online Courses in MoocLab’s World University Ranking 2021.

  • Established

    1992

  • Location

    Coventry

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