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arabera molly jensen 12 years ago

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Evolutionary Psychology

The exploration of evolutionary psychology in marketing reveals significant gender differences, with women often being more dominant in savings attitudes and men exhibiting passive tendencies.

Evolutionary Psychology

Evolutionary Psychology in Marketing

classification of problems

launch positioning
often difficult to change
classifying to existing products
pattern recognition
has been seen as a weakness

Gender differences

women dominant and men more passive
attitudes towards communication
attitudes towards savings
women respond to beauty and attraction
men respond to sex, control, power
opposite sex has fundamental influence on products we buy

emotions before reason

anger and range to improve negotiating position
rational response is cognitive
hindrance and whole body experience
try to suppress emotional side
impuse purchases
ongoing struggle in the brain for precedence

nomadic behaviour

conquer and discover
games, quizzes, internet challenges
desire to go out and identify new opportunities
endless travel shows and discovery channel
human nature

fairness in exchange

"safe" environment is a key marketing tool
risks are necessary for survival
clearly important to consumers
be fair to maintian security
more likely to make a fair more than a rational

Human Body/Mind

removes influence to nurture
genetic make up changes at slow pace
ecological niche to allow problem solving
neo-cortex
limbic system
reptilian brain

contest and display

now young and beautiful
give authority to older/experienced
who sits in which chair when watching tv
existence of hierarchy for leadership and cohesion
gossip is powerful glue for deciding best leader

self-confidence

use sex as the focus of their ads
social brand use categories
customers are targets
business is war
effective approach
even when reality suggest otherwise

Analysis

marketing aimed at changing is waste of time
Set of specialised software modules
Controversial
mentality of ancestors
not had time to evolve
historical view point on comtemporary life