Postgraduate CUR-PSB500-2022
Consumer Psychology
Dive into consumers’ minds as you learn what drives consumption. Study human perception, memory, cues that subconsciously move us to make decisions, and what leads to attitude change. Find out what it takes to influence behaviour.
$3,684 $3,934
Your upfront cost: $0
Duration
13 weeks
Study method
100% Online
Available loans
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Assessments
Subjects may require attendance
Prior study
Not required
Start dates
- 29 Aug 2022
QS RANKING 2022
11
Times Higher Education Ranking 2022
17
Subject details
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- apply basic psychological principles and theories to novel problems in consumer behaviour
- develop psychological solutions to business problems concerning consumers
- communicate psychological solutions to business problems.
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- Principles of perception, attention, and learning
- Decision-making, heuristics, and biases
- Motivation and personality
- Opinion leadership
- Psychological market segmentation
- Impact of physical context on consumer behaviour
- The role of culture in consumer behaviour
- Contemporary topics in consumer psychology
In order to enrol in this subject, you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- CUR-PBM-GCE-2022
Elective
- OUA-PSU-GCE-2022
- UNE-PRO-GCE-2022
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
This subject considers how psychology helps us to understand consumer’s attitudes and their consumption behaviour. Module 1 overviews 10 fundamental principles concerning human perception, learning, and memory, and outlines some basic ways in which each relates to consumer behaviour. Module 2 considers consumer decision-making, with particular focus on heuristics and attitude change. Module 3 considers consumer’s personality in terms of the five-factor model and also addresses consumer innovativeness. Module 4 considers consumers as members of social groups, addressing conformity, social identity, fashion, and opinion leadership. Module 5 describes market segmentation with particular emphasis on psychographic strategies as the basis of understanding why market segments should behave the way they do. Module 6 describes psychological research on how physical retail and leisure environments can themselves influence consumer behaviour, influencing consumer’s propensity to approach these environments, their time perception, and their willingness to cooperate with calls to action therein. Module 7 addresses cross-cultural issues, focussing on how dimensions of culture correlate with various consumption attitudes and behaviours. Module 8 addresses two contemporary topics in consumer psychology, namely ethical and sustainable consumption, and trust in online retailers.
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- Written Assignment (50%)
- Invigilated Examination (50%)
Current study term: 28 Aug 22 to 27 Nov 22
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