StretchLearn Course

Market to the Brain, Not the Spreadsheet

Use cognitive biases, emotional triggers, and behavioral economics to make every marketing dollar work harder.

Beginner9 hrSelf PacedRegistered

Course Overview

What this course is designed to develop

Consumers make over 95% of purchase decisions subconsciously. This course unpacks the cognitive and emotional mechanics behind those decisions — from dual-process theory and loss aversion to priming and social proof — and shows you exactly how to apply each principle to ads, landing pages, pricing, and email. You will work with real frameworks (Cialdini's Six Principles, Kahneman's System 1/2, BJ Fogg's Behavior Model) and audit your own marketing through a neuromarketing lens.

Learning Outcomes

What the learner should be able to understand, build, or execute.

Explain dual-process theory and identify which marketing stimuli engage System 1 vs. System 2 thinking

Apply at least eight cognitive biases — including anchoring, scarcity, and the decoy effect — to pricing and copy decisions

Design emotionally resonant visuals and narratives using the PAD emotional model and peak-end rule

Audit an existing landing page or ad using a neuromarketing checklist and prioritize three high-impact improvements

Construct a consumer journey map annotated with psychological triggers at each touchpoint

Measure the psychological impact of marketing changes using behavioral proxies such as dwell time, scroll depth, and A/B test lift

Curriculum Preview

Inside the curriculum: a structured path from fundamentals to execution.

Preview the course structure, see how the modules build on one another, and understand the path this program is designed to take you through.

Module 1

Module 1: How the Brain Makes Buying Decisions

Build a working mental model of consumer decision-making using dual-process theory, the triune brain, and key neuroscience findings from neuromarketing research.

3 lessons

System 1 vs. System 2: The Two Speeds of Consumer ChoiceContent · 45 min

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Memory, Attention, and the Filter Your Marketing Must ClearContent · 45 min

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Neuroimaging Research: What Brain Scans Tell MarketersContent · 45 min

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Module 2

Module 2: Cognitive Biases as Marketing Levers

Master the twelve most commercially relevant cognitive biases, understand the psychological mechanisms behind each, and learn precise tactics to apply them ethically in marketing.

3 lessons

Scarcity, Urgency, and Loss AversionContent · 45 min

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Anchoring, Decoy Effect, and Pricing PsychologyContent · 45 min

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Social Proof, Authority, and the Six Principles of PersuasionContent · 45 min

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Module 3

Module 3: Emotion, Storytelling, and Sensory Marketing

Harness emotional resonance and multi-sensory cues to build brand preference and drive purchase behavior at a neurological level.

3 lessons

The PAD Model and Emotion-Driven MarketingContent · 45 min

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Narrative Structures and the Story BrainContent · 45 min

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Color, Sound, and Multisensory TriggersContent · 45 min

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Module 4

Module 4: Behavioral Economics in Campaigns and Customer Journeys

Apply behavioral economics frameworks to pricing, customer journey design, and campaign measurement — and build an ongoing neuromarketing audit practice.

3 lessons

Nudge Theory and Choice ArchitectureContent · 45 min

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Mapping Psychological Triggers Across the Customer JourneyContent · 45 min

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Measuring Psychological Impact and Building a Testing CultureContent · 45 min

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Built for Application

A complete learning path, not a one-off inspiration hit.

This program is designed around progression: focused lessons, structured modules, applied resources, assessments, and a course rhythm that turns information into usable capability.

neuromarketingconsumer psychologycognitive biasesbehavioral economicspersuasionemotional marketingdecision science