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WorksheetsCHAPTER 4 CONSUMER AND BUSINESS BEHAVIOUR
Total questions: 83
Worksheet time: 56mins
------------- is a branch which deals with the various stages a consumer goes through before purchasing products or services for his end use.
Consumer interest
Consumer attitude
Consumer behavior
Consumer perception
COVID-19 is a health and economic crisis that has a sustainable impact on:
consumer attitudes
consumer preference
consumer buying decision
All of these
In certain dynamic industries such as fashion, food and personal care, the dominant influencing factor pertaining to buying behavior can be:
Personal View
Opinion
Reference Group
All of these
Consumer behaviour includes ______.
a field of study that focuses on consumer activities
search for information and actual purchase
an understanding of consumer thoughts, feelings and actions
All of these
Buying behavior process includes, 1. Need recognition, 2. _____________ , 3. evaluation of alternatives, 4. purchase decision and 5. Post-purchase behavior
Cognitive Dissonance
information search
enjoying the product
all the above
Which of the following is not part of the buyer decision proocess?
Information Search
Evaluation of Alternatives
Post Purchase Behavior
All of the other answers are part of the buyer decision process.
Which part of the buyer decision is most closely aligned with Maslow's hierarchy?
Purchase decision
Evaluation of alternatives
Need recognition
Post-purchase behavior
Which part of the buyer decision process is first?
Need recognition
Information search
Purchase decision
Evaluation of alternatives
Consumer satisfaction is necessary to achieve_________and_________.
Profits and employee satisfaction
Good word of mouth and repeat purchases
Good word of mouth and cognitive dissonance
Cognitive dissonance and repeat purchases
Reference Groups, Family, Roles and Status, including Factors ...
Cultural
Social
Psychological
Personal
Which communication channel provides rapid and efficient means of awareness-knowledge?
Interpersonal
Selective
Interactive
Mass media
Any individual who purchases goods and services from the market for his/her end-use is called a..................
Customer
Purchaser
Consumer
All these
------------ is nothing but willingness of consumers to purchase products and services as per their taste, need and of course pocket.
Consumer behavior
Consumer interest
Consumer attitude
Consumer perception
------------- is a branch which deals with the various stages a consumer goes through before purchasing products or services for his end use.
Consumer behavior
Consumer interest
Consumer attitude
Consumer perception
-------------- refers to how an individual perceives a particular message
Consumer behavior
Consumer interest
Consumer attitude
Consumer interpretation
Primary reference groups include ________________.
College students
Office colleagues
Family and close friends
Sports groups
Secondary reference groups include ________________.
Family and close friends
Sports groups
Ethnic and religious groups
Fraternal organizations and professional associations .
The reason that higher prices may not affect consumer buying is _______________.
Most consumers prefer brand names which have higher prices
70% of the total population looks for quality services and is willing to pay higher prices
Consumers believe that higher prices indicate higher quality or prestige
Most consumers feel that the price is actually affordable
__________ are factors that have been shown to affect consumer behavior.
Brand name, quality, newness, and complexity
Advertising, marketing, product, and price
Outlets, strategies, concept, and brand name
Quality, advertising, product positioning,
__________ are factors that have been shown to affect consumer behavior.
Brand name, quality, newness, and complexity
Advertising, marketing, product, and price
Outlets, strategies, concept, and brand name
Quality, advertising, product positioning,
For the marketing manager, social class offers some insights into consumer behavior and is potentially useful as a ___________________.
Market research information
Market segmentation variable
Source of understanding competition’s strategy
Source to predict future trends
________________ is one of the most basic influences on an individual’s needs, wants, and behaviour.
Brand
Culture
Product
Price
In terms of consumer behaviour; culture, social class, and reference group influences have been related to purchase and _______________.
Economic situations
Situational influences
Consumption decisions
Physiological influences
Which of the following is the most valuable piece of information for determining the social class of your best friend's parents?
The number of years schooling that they had
Their ethnic backgrounds
Their combined annual income
Their occupations
Different social classes tend to have different attitudinal configurations and _______ that influence the behaviour of individual members.
Personalities
Values
Finances
Decision makers
In terms of consumption decisions, middle class consumers prefer to _________.
Buy at a market that sells at a whole sale rates.
Buy what is popular
Buy only the brands which sell at affordable prices
Analyze the market and select the best at the lowest prices
_________________ refers to the buying behavior of final consumers.
Consumer buyer behavior
Target market buying
Market segment buying
Business buying behavior
Understanding consumer buying behavior is not easy. The answers are often locked deep within the consumer’s head. The central question for marketers is:
How much money is the consumer willing to spend?
How much does the consumer need the product being offered for sale?
How much does a discount or a coupon affect the purchase rate?
How do consumers respond to various marketing efforts the company might use?
______________ is the most basic cause of a person’s wants and behaviors.
Culture
Social class
Personality
Lifestyle
Even though buying roles in the family change constantly, the ___________ has traditionally been the main purchasing agent for the family.
Wife
husband
teenage children
grandparent
A major reason for the changing traditional purchasing roles for families is that:
The economic conditions are forcing more teens to work.
More women than ever hold jobs outside the home
Children are spending more time on the Web
Men and women now shop together or “shop until you drop” for entertainment
In a straight rebuy, a buyer ________.
wants to obtain the same product from a lower-priced supplier
reorders something without any modifications
considers a product or service for the first time
needs a modified product to suit new requirements
finds new ways to add value to the same product
A business buyer is considering a change in product specifications, terms, and possibly suppliers. This buying situation is referred to as a(n) ________.
modified rebuy
new-task situation
straight rebuy
dual distribution channel
exclusive distribution channel
Which of the following is most likely the final stage of the business buying decision process?
problem recognition
product specification
proposal solicitation
order-routine specification
supplier performance review
Business buying is done by newly trained purchasing agents who are learning how to buy better.
TRUE
FALSE
------------- is a branch which deals with the various stages a consumer goes through before purchasing products or services for his end use.
Consumer behavior
Consumer interest
Consumer attitude
Consumer perception
-------------- refers to how an individual perceives a particular message
Consumer behavior
Consumer interest
Consumer attitude
Consumer interpretation
------------- is a branch which deals with the various stages a consumer goes through before purchasing products or services for his end use.
Consumer interest
Consumer attitude
Consumer behavior
Consumer perception
Which of the following is NOT a component of the external environment?
The company
The Suppliers and Intermediaries
Customers
The economic environment
Firms that provide the resources needed by the company to produce goods or offer services are
the company
the suppliers
the competitors
the government
Firms that help the company to promote, sell, and distribute the products to the final customers or buyers.
the competitors
the Intermediaries
the publics
the suppliers
Individuals and households who buy goods or services for personal consumption are
the customers
the suppliers
the intermediaries
the competitors
The study of population factors is called:
anthropology
economics
demographics
sociology
Which of the following is NOT likely to be a demographic characteristic of a population?
income level
age
lifestyle
education
The changing age structure population.
Natural Environment
Economic Environment
Demographic Environment
Political Environment
Changes in Secondary beliefs.
Political Environment
Cultural Environment
Natural Environment
Demographic Environment
Keeping a close watch on ____________ enables a company to design its marketing strategy according to the trend prevailing in the market.
Suppliers
Employees
Competitors
Shareholders
Who are the main component of a business who contributes significantly to its success?
Suppliers
Employees
Employers
Shareholders
Laws, government agencies, and pressure groups that influence and limit various organizations and individuals in a given society.
Publics
Political environment
Financial environment
Cultural environment
Which of the following is a social factor that influences consumer buying behavior?
family
life-cycle stage
economic situation
personality
A shoe company uses ads featuring the members of a country music band with the hope that the band's fans will see them wearing the company's shoes and want to wear the same shoes. The shoe company is hoping that fans of the band view the band as a ________.
membership group
reference group
subculture
lifestyle
People change the goods and services they buy over time because of the two changing factors of ________.
belief and attitude
perception and personality
age and life-cycle stage
groups and learning
In buying centre roles, this person is responsible for dealing with agents and handling bookings.
User
Influencer
Decider
Purchaser / Buyer
Hannah frequently purchases multiple brands of bath soap. She has never been brand loyal; rather, she frequently switches between brands. Hannah exhibits _____.
dissonance-reducing buying behavior
complex buying behavior
variety-seeking buying behavior
habitual buying behavior
Consumer behaviour it is the study of the processes involved when individuals or groups select, purchase, use, or dispose of products, services, ideas, or experiences to satisfy needs and desires.
TRUE
FALSE
There are three categories of consumer which is industrial consumer, individual consumer and group consumer.
TRUE
FALSE
Individual consumer refer to consumers who are buying and disposing products for the purposes of business / running of their organization’s activities
TRUE
FALSE
Industrial consumer refer to individual shoppers who search for, purchase and dispose of products and services for their own or entire households' consumption
TRUE
FALSE
(Ch. 3)
Buying behaviour process includes, 1. Need recognition, 2. _____________ , 3. evaluation of alternatives, 4. purchase decision, 5. consumption and 6. Post-purchase behaviour
waiting for advice
information search
enjoying the product
all of above
The buyer decision process starts with:
Need/problem recognition
Information search
Evaluation of alternatives
Purchase decision
Purchase
Some of the external sources of information to which a person can go are:
Reports of companies, business statistics and press
Press articles, academic information and consumer studies
Personal resources, Social networks and commercial sources
Reports of companies, academic information and press
The definition "individuals passing on information, experiences or promotional messages to each other" refers to:
Point of sale
Word of mouth
Purchase decision
The unexpected
According to Maslow, everyone must satisfy _____________ needs.
self-actualization
social
security
physiological
The decision processes and actions of consumers as they buy services and products are knows as?
purchase decisions
buying behavior
the consumer decision-making process
post-purchase evaluation
Which of the following is not an important factor that makes up personal identity?
gender
age
personality
social environment
________________________ is a frame of mind developed from a person's values, beliefs, and feelings
attitude
lifestyle
self-concept
culture
Almost every product has a brand that will fit different levels of Maslow's hierarchy of needs.
True
False
A self actualized person would be very likely to purchase Nike shoes
True
False
Buying behaviour process includes, 1. Need recognition, 2. _____________ , 3. evaluation of alternatives, 4. purchase decision, 5. consumption and 6. Post-purchase behaviour
waiting for advice
information search
enjoying the product
all the above
A process by which a person selects, organizes and interprets the sensations received by the five senses is called
perception
sensation
interpretation
opinion
one's tendency in evaluating a product or object positively or negatively is referred to as
attitude
Perception
Opinion
Respond
Which of the following is INCORRECT about business?
Business involves trading activities between buyer and seller
Involve organized efforts and activities to produce and distribute goods and services for charity purpose.
Business can be in the form of sole proprietorship, partnership or corporation
Business is an economic activity, which is related with continuous and regular production and distribution of goods and services for satisfying human wants.
In a straight rebuy, a buyer ________.
wants to obtain the same product from a lower-priced supplier
reorders something without any modifications
considers a product or service for the first time
needs a modified product to suit new requirements
finds new ways to add value to the same product
There are three categories of consumer which is industrial consumer, individual consumer and group consumer.
TRUE
FALSE
Individual consumer refer to consumers who are buying and disposing products for the purposes of business / running of their organization’s activities
TRUE
FALSE
Industrial consumer refer to individual shoppers who search for, purchase and dispose of products and services for their own or entire households' consumption
TRUE
FALSE
Product concept is consumers favor those products that provide them better quality, performance and innovative features
TRUE
FALSE
Government collects census data for tax purposes, marketers can use the results as secondary data to estimate the size of markets in their own industry
TRUE
FALSE
These are not the demographic variables.
Company
Age
Marital Status
Occupation
