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Consumer Behavior (for MBA) | Set 1

1. Which of the following is NOT a market research tool?

Correct : C. Introspective reflection

2. What does OSL stand for?

Correct : B. Optimum Stimulation Level

3. Disappointment following a purchase is called:

Correct : B. Post-purchase dissonance

4. Which of the following in NOT a category of pre-purchase expectation?

Correct : C. Expected performance

5. Neutral sources who give opinion about the product are

Correct : B. Not paid by the manufacturer

6. The individual responsible for the flow of information is called:

Correct : A. The gatekeeper

7. What does OEM stand for?

Correct : C. Original Equipment Manufacturer

8. The last stage of consumer decision making process is

Correct : B. Post purchase evaluation

9. Which one is not a base for market segmentation?

Correct : C. Mass marketing

10. A consumer can collect information from

Correct : C. All of these

11. __________ refers to the information a consumer has stored in their memory about a product or service.

Correct : B. Product knowledge

12. Darla considers herself to be a gourmet, and she has dined at many of the finest restaurants in the United States. On a recent trip to New Orleans, she refused to eat at a restaurant that was purported to have some of the best Cajun food because it had oil cloth and plastic flowers on the tables. Which situational influence explains Darla's refusal to eat at this restaurant?

Correct : D. Physical features

13. The price of products and services often influence whether _______________, and, if so, which competitive offering is selected.

Correct : A. Consumers will purchase them at all

14. ________ can influence the consumers’ thoughts about products.

Correct : B. Advertising, sales promotions, salespeople, and publicity

15. It important for marketers to devise communications that offer _______________, and are placed in media that consumers in the target market are likely to use.

Correct : A. Consistent messages about their products

16. __________ are factors that have been shown to affect consumer behavior.

Correct : A. Brand name, quality, newness, and complexity

17. The reason that higher prices may not affect consumer buying is _______________.

Correct : C. Consumers believe that higher prices indicate higher quality or prestige

18. Consumer behavior differs when you are installing a fire protection system for your warehouse full of steel desks and when you are purchasing a fire protection system for your home, which is full of irreplaceable antiques. Which situational influence explains this consumer behavior?

Correct : B. Task features

19. In studying consumer behaviour, it is often useful to categorize people on the basis of some similarity. Descriptions such as age, gender, income, or occupation are called:

Correct : A. demographics

20. When consumers are making buying decisions, some observers have said that their behaviour resembles acting in a play, complete with lines, props, even costumes. They may alter their consumption decisions depending upon the part they are playing at the time. This view of consumer behaviour is often called:

Correct : D. role theory

21. The expanded view of the exchange which includes the issues that influence the consumer before, during, and after a purchase is called:

Correct : B. The consumption process

22. Recently marketers have come to realize the value of what is being called relationship marketing. In marketing terms, it means:

Correct : D. building bonds between brands and customers that will last a lifetime

23. Which of the following is NOT one of the criteria which have to be met if the segmentation process is to be valid:

Correct : C. the consumers in a segment have to be alike demographically

24. Of the following pieces of legislation intended to protect the consumer, which was the earliest:

Correct : C. Motor Vehicle Safety Act

25. The "pyramid of consumer behaviour" illustrates the focus of several disciplines when studying consumer behaviour. Focus on the individual's consumer behaviour (such as how one reads certain sections of a magazine) is termed:

Correct : B. macro

26. Current consumer research is likely to include attention to the "dark side" of consumer behaviour. This growing emphasis refers to the fact that:

Correct : C. not all consumer behaviour or marketing activity is necessarily beneficial to society

27. The dominant set of assumptions which has influenced Western research on art and science since the late 16th Century has been termed positivism. All of the following are tenets of positivism EXCEPT:

Correct : D. there are multiple and simultaneous events which shape a particular view of an occurrence and help us interpret the nature of reality

28. Interpretivists tend to challenge the beliefs of the positivists. The interpretivists' view is that:

Correct : D. there are no right or wrong answers

29. Which of the following is not included in the decision-making unit of a buying organization?

Correct : A. individuals who supply the product

30. During which stage of the business buying process is a buyer most likely to conduct value analysis, carefully studying components to determine if they can be redesigned, standardized, or made less expensive?

Correct : D. Product specification

31. Many marketers use the self-concept premise that people's possessions contribute to and reflect their identities; that is, "we are what we have." Under this premise, consumers ________.

Correct : C. Buy products to support their self-images

32. Blake is in the process of buying a new car. He is highly involved in the purchase and perceives significant differences among his three favourite models. Blake's next step is most likely to be ________.

Correct : B. evaluation of alternatives

33. Bill thought he had received the best deal on his new car. Shortly after the purchase, Bill started to notice certain disadvantages of his new car as he learned more about other cars available. Bill is experiencing ________.

Correct : D. information evaluation

34. You regularly purchase cleaning supplies for your custodial staff. This purchase is a ________.

Correct : A. straight rebuy

35. What is the first stage of the consumer decision process?

Correct : B. problem recognition

36. The level of concern for, or interest in, the purchase process triggered by the need to consider a particular purchase is known as _____.

Correct : C. purchase involvement

37. Very high levels of purchase involvement tend to produce _____.

Correct : A. extended decision making

38. _____________ is the buying behaviour of final consumers.

Correct : A. Consumer buyer behavior

39. In 'stages of adoption process’ customer decides to become regular user in

Correct : D. Adoption

40. Adopter group 'laggards' are

Correct : D. tradition bound

41. Social class group which earns through exceptional ability is best classified as

Correct : C. lower uppers

42. Tendency to which results of innovation are communicated to others is classified as

Correct : C. communicability

43. Person's own living or interacting and acting pattern is classified

Correct : A. lifestyle

44. Needs of customers are triggered by

Correct : C. both a and b

45. Group which can exert influences on other because of specialized knowledge and skills is called

Correct : B. leading adopters

46. A need that is aroused up to sufficient level is called

Correct : B. motive or drive

47. Customers keeping such information that supports their attitudes towards brand is classified as

Correct : C. selective retention

48. Marketing managers should adapt the marketing mix to ___________________ and constantly monitor value changes and differences in both domestic and global markets.

Correct : A. Sales strategies

49. The whole sellers and retailers buying behavior is classified as

Correct : A. business buyer behavior

50. The demand of business buyers is derived from

Correct : A. final consumer demand

51. In business buying process, the group who has formal authority of supplier selection is classified as

Correct : D. buyer

52. The stage in buying behavior which follows the reviews of supplier proposals by business buyer is

Correct : A. supplier selection

53. The demand which is affected by price changes in short term is

Correct : A. elastic demand

54. Maslow's hierarchy of needs, food, water, sleep, and to an extent, sex, are considered _____ motives.

Correct : C. Physiological

55. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs includes all EXCEPT which of the following?

Correct : A. Cognition

56. Kelly is hungry, and this inner force is making him search for the type of food he wants to eat. He decides that an Arby's roast beef sandwich will satisfy his hunger. This inner force that is compelling him to search for food is known as a(n) _____.

Correct : C. emotion

57. The rational element of motivation is called:

Correct : A. A goal

58. A motive which operates below the conscious level is called:

Correct : B. A dormant motive

59. Rules for purchasing are called:

Correct : B. Heuristics

60. According to Freud, which of the following is our conscious self?

Correct : C. The ego

61. When a stimulus that is close to the conditioned stimulus evokes the conditioned response, this is called:

Correct : A. Generalization

62. An external trigger that encourages learning is called:

Correct : B. A cue

63. The emotional component of attitude is called:

Correct : C. Affect

64. The effect whereby someone holding two conflicting attitudes at once feels discomfort is called:

Correct : B. Affective re-adjustment

65. Intelligent interruption in communication is called:

Correct : B. Interference

66. What does VALS stand for?

Correct : B. Values and Life Styles

67. Which of the following statements is true about the goal theory of motivation?

Correct : D. People with difficult goals will perform better than people with easier goals.

68. People will forget much that they learn. They tend to retain information that supports their attitudes and beliefs. This is called _____.

Correct : A. Selective retention

69. A person's _______________ comprises internal factors, such as ability, intelligence and personality, and will determine how an individual responds to certain stimuli.

Correct : C. Perceptual set

70. Which of the following will influence an individual's perceptions?

Correct : D. All of the above.

71. Which two of the following are terms used by Cook to describe the two kinds of information used in a social encounter?

Correct : B. Impressionistic information.

72. Which of the following are employees with an internal locus of control orientation more likely to display than employees with an external control orientation?

Correct : D. All of the above.

73. Which factors are used to interpret a person's task performance?

Correct : D. Internal attributions.

74. Which of the following is true?

Correct : A. Self-concept is instinctive

75. Ourselves as others see us is called:

Correct : B. The ideal self

76. The subjective self, as we see ourselves, is called:

Correct : B. The ideal self

77. The way we think other people see us is called:

Correct : C. The ideal self

78. The process of monitoring our behavior to conform with feedback from others is called:

Correct : D. None of the above

79. Which of the following is true?

Correct : A. Low self-monitors worry about what other people think of them

80. Ducking when a stone is thrown at you is an example of:

Correct : C. Learning

81. The tendency for elderly people to move more slowly is an example of:

Correct : D. None of the above

82. In Pavlov’s experiments, the meat powder acted as:

Correct : B. An unconditioned stimulus

83. In Pavlov’s experiment, the bell acted as:

Correct : A. An unconditioned response

84. If the conditioned stimulus comes before the unconditioned stimulus, this is called:

Correct : B. Backward conditioning

85. If the unconditioned stimulus comes before the conditioned stimulus, this is called:

Correct : C. Simultaneous conditioning

86. Which works best in advertising?

Correct : B. Backward conditioning

87. What is the correct term for a situation where a stimulus no longer evokes the conditioned response?

Correct : C. Extinction

88. When a stimulus that is close to the conditioned stimulus evokes the conditioned response, this is called:

Correct : C. Extinction

89. All of the following factors would be listed as social factors that influence consumer behaviour EXCEPT:

Correct : C. Occupation.

90. Which of the following would correctly be labelled as a cultural factor that would influence consumer behaviour?

Correct : A. Social class.

91. Which of the following would be the BEST description of the major AIO dimensions that describe a person's pattern of living?

Correct : B. Activities, Interests, and Opinions.

92. "We are what we have" would be associated with which of the following concepts?

Correct : C. A person's self-concept.

93. Another term for a motive (especially after it has become activated or directed) is a:

Correct : C. Drive.

94. Basic needs such as hunger and thirst are called:

Correct : D. Physiological needs.

95. _____________ describes changes in an individual's behaviour arising from experience.

Correct : A. Learning.

96. Which step of the buyer decision process immediately precedes the purchase decision?

Correct : D. Evaluation of alternatives.

97. If a consumer has discomfort caused by post purchase conflict, the consumer is experiencing:

Correct : B. Cognitive dissonance.

98. The stage in the adoption process where the consumer considers whether trying the new product makes sense is called:

Correct : B. Evaluation.

99. Ads affecting consumers subconscious minds are classified as

Correct : B. Subliminal Advertising

100. Tendency to which experiences of potential customers fits with innovation is called

Correct : D. Compatibility