How Strongly or Weakly a Consumer Is Committed to a Specific

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Essay

How strongly or weakly a consumer is committed to a specific attitude relates to the level of involvement he or she has with the attitude object (Ao). Describe the strength of commitment involved in each of the following and give an example:
• Compliance
• Identification
• Internalization

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Definitions:

Transvestic Disorder

A condition characterized by an intense sexual arousal from cross-dressing, which may cause distress or impairments in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.

Sex-change Surgeries

Medical procedures undertaken to alter a person's physical sex characteristics to resemble those of the gender they identify with.

Test Marketing

The process of launching a product in a limited market to gather feedback and performance data before a full-scale launch.

Representative Consumer

A hypothetical or statistical model of an average consumer whose characteristics, behaviors, and preferences are used to understand and predict market trends.