Consumer without consciousness

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2026
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Abstract
Abstract This chapter explores the role of unconscious processes on consumer perception, decision-making, and behaviour. It challenges the assumption that consumers act primarily through deliberate, conscious reasoning. Instead, it highlights how a wide range of stimuli, both subliminal and supraliminal, shape preferences and actions below the threshold of awareness. From sensory cues and environmental design to metacognitive biases and implicit learning, unconscious processes play a central role in structuring consumer experience. The chapter critically examines the boundaries between automatic and reflective thought, questioning the extent to which consumer choice can be considered intentional. It discusses how unconscious perception simplifies decision-making in information-rich environments and how marketers can leverage these mechanisms through subtle nudges or sensory cues. While these interventions can promote healthier or more sustainable behaviours, they also raise ethical concerns about manipulation and agency. The chapter concludes that consumer consciousness should neither ignore nor overemphasize unconscious influences, but rather account for how they shape decisions. This lays the groundwork for a more reflective and ethically engaged approach to consumption, explored in Chapter 4.
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Authors Olivia Petit, Carlos Velasco
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Journal Oxford University Press eBooks
Year 2026
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10.1093/9780198909088.003.0003
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https://doi.org/10.1093/9780198909088.003.0003
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