awareness

(noun)

The state or ability to perceive, to feel, or to be conscious of events, objects, or sensory patterns. In this level of consciousness, sense data can be confirmed by an observer without necessarily implying understanding.

Related Terms

  • Perception

Examples of awareness in the following topics:

  • Consumer Awareness

    • Consumer awareness is the extent to which a brand is recognized by potential customers, and is correctly associated with a particular product.
    • Brand awareness is the extent to which a brand is recognized by potential customers, and is correctly associated with a particular product.
    • Two components comprise brand awareness: brand recall and the consumer recognition of the brand.
    • Brand awareness is an essential part of brand development, helping brands stand out from competitors.
    • Discuss the impact on consumer awareness as it relates to brand awareness and a company's profitability
  • Nonverbal Communication

    • These actions are made willingly and usually with conscious awareness.
    • There are many elements of involuntary body language that we use and experience commonly without being aware we are doing so.
    • Effective communication relies on being aware of nonverbal aspects of interactions with others.
    • It is equally important to be aware of one's own nonverbal behaviors and be sensitive to how they may be perceived.
  • A History of Theories of Consciousness

    • Consciousness can be defined as human awareness to both internal and external stimuli.
    • The Incas, however, considered consciousness a progression not only of awareness but of concern for others as well.
    • Freud divided human consciousness into three levels of awareness: the conscious, preconscious, and unconscious.
    • The unconscious consists of things that are outside of conscious awareness, including many memories, thoughts, and urges of which we are not aware.
    • While these elements are stored out of our awareness, they are nevertheless thought to influence our behavior.
  • How Attitude Influences Behavior

    • Attitudes can positively or negatively affect a person's behavior, regardless of whether the individual is aware of the effects.
    • A person may not always be aware of his or her attitude or the effect it is having on behavior.
    • Managers should always be aware of what is important to their employees from a values perspective (that is, what do they stand for?
    • Having such an awareness can management to align organizational vision with individual values, thereby generating passion among the workforce.
  • Situational and Environmental Context

    • The key then, to understanding your context is to develop a habit of situational awareness.
    • Situational awareness refers to one's perception of their environment and situation around them on a moment by moment basis.
    • In being situationally aware, you can anticipate changes to your environment.
    • Cultivating this skill (and it does take time and a keen awareness of your surroundings) is especially helpful when your context may shift or change in subtle or major ways, or in an instant.
  • Brand Categories

    • Brand awareness refers to the customer's ability to recall and recognize the brand under different conditions, using memory associations to link to the brand name, logo, jingles, and so forth.
    • Brand awareness is of critical importance, since customers will not consider your brand if they are not aware of it .
    • There are various levels of brand awareness that require different levels and combinations of brand recognition and recall.
    • Brand awareness refers to thecustomer's ability to recall and recognize the brand under different conditions,using memory associations to link to the brand name, logo, jingles, and so forth.
  • Describing Consciousness

    • Consciousness is an individual's state of awareness of their environment, thoughts, feelings, or sensations; in order to experience consciousness, one must be both awake and aware.
    • Consciousness is the quality or state of being aware of an external object or something within oneself, such as thoughts, feelings, memories, or sensations.
    • It has also been defined in the following ways: sentience, awareness, subjectivity, the ability to experience or to feel, wakefulness, having a sense of selfhood, and the executive-control system of the mind.
    • The hope is to find that observable activity in a particular part of the brain, or a particular pattern of global brain activity, will be strongly predictive of conscious awareness.
  • Unconscious Perception and Influences on Behavior

    • Our brains take in more information than we are consciously aware of, which influence our perceptions and behaviors.
    • It takes in much more information than we are consciously aware of.
    • Despite not being consciously aware of it, much of this information still influences how we think and act.
    • Many believe that that hypnosis is a form of unconsciousness resembling sleep, and that because the information is internalized on an unconscious level during a trance, the person may not be consciously aware of it .
    • Contemporary research, however, suggests that hypnotic subjects are fully awake and are focusing attention, with a corresponding decrease in their peripheral awareness.
  • Growth

    • During the growth stage, the public becomes more aware of the product; as sales and revenues start to increase, profits begin to accrue.
    • Public awareness increases: through increased promotion, visibility and word of mouth, public awareness grows.
  • Defining Campaign Objectives

    • The lower level objectives such as awareness, knowledge or comprehension are accomplished first.
    • This pool of potential customers then progress through a series of stages that can include awareness, preference, purchase and, hopefully, loyalty.
    • Consumers must become aware of the brand.
    • Thus, the brand name needs to be made focal to get consumers to become aware.
    • The target audience might have product awareness but not know much more, so this stage involves creating brand knowledge.
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