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CHAPTER 4 CONSUMER AND BUSINESS BEHAVIOUR

Total questions: 83

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

------------- is a branch which deals with the various stages a consumer goes through before purchasing products or services for his end use.

a)

Consumer interest

b)

Consumer attitude

c)

Consumer behavior

d)

Consumer perception

2.

COVID-19 is a health and economic crisis that has a sustainable impact on:

a)

consumer attitudes

b)

consumer preference

c)

consumer buying decision

d)

All of these

3.

In certain dynamic industries such as fashion, food and personal care, the dominant influencing factor pertaining to buying behavior can be:

a)

Personal View

b)

Opinion

c)

Reference Group

d)

All of these

4.

Consumer behaviour includes ______.

a)

a field of study that focuses on consumer activities

b)

search for information and actual purchase

c)

an understanding of consumer thoughts, feelings and actions

d)

All of these

5.

Buying behavior process includes, 1. Need recognition, 2. _____________ , 3. evaluation of alternatives, 4. purchase decision and 5. Post-purchase behavior

a)

Cognitive Dissonance

b)

information search

c)

enjoying the product

d)

all the above

6.

Which of the following is not part of the buyer decision proocess?

a)

Information Search

b)

Evaluation of Alternatives

c)

Post Purchase Behavior

d)

All of the other answers are part of the buyer decision process.

7.

Which part of the buyer decision is most closely aligned with Maslow's hierarchy?

a)

Purchase decision

b)

Evaluation of alternatives

c)

Need recognition

d)

Post-purchase behavior

8.

Which part of the buyer decision process is first?

a)

Need recognition

b)

Information search

c)

Purchase decision

d)

Evaluation of alternatives

9.

Consumer satisfaction is necessary to achieve_________and_________.

a)

Profits and employee satisfaction

b)

Good word of mouth and repeat purchases

c)

Good word of mouth and cognitive dissonance

d)

Cognitive dissonance and repeat purchases

10.

Reference Groups, Family, Roles and Status, including Factors ...

a)

Cultural

b)

Social

c)

Psychological

d)

Personal

11.

Which communication channel provides rapid and efficient means of awareness-knowledge?

a)

Interpersonal

b)

Selective

c)

Interactive

d)

Mass media

12.

Any individual who purchases goods and services from the market for his/her end-use is called a..................

a)

Customer

b)

Purchaser

c)

Consumer

d)

All these

13.

------------ is nothing but willingness of consumers to purchase products and services as per their taste, need and of course pocket.

a)

Consumer behavior

b)

Consumer interest

c)

Consumer attitude

d)

Consumer perception

14.

------------- is a branch which deals with the various stages a consumer goes through before purchasing products or services for his end use.

a)

Consumer behavior

b)

Consumer interest

c)

Consumer attitude

d)

Consumer perception

15.

-------------- refers to how an individual perceives a particular message

a)

Consumer behavior

b)

Consumer interest

c)

Consumer attitude

d)

Consumer interpretation

16.

Primary reference groups include ________________.

a)

College students

b)

Office colleagues

c)

Family and close friends

d)

Sports groups

17.

Secondary reference groups include ________________.

a)

Family and close friends

b)

Sports groups

c)

Ethnic and religious groups

d)

Fraternal organizations and professional associations .

18.

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

a)

Most consumers prefer brand names which have higher prices

b)

70% of the total population looks for quality services and is willing to pay higher prices

c)

Consumers believe that higher prices indicate higher quality or prestige

d)

Most consumers feel that the price is actually affordable

19.

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

a)

Brand name, quality, newness, and complexity

b)

Advertising, marketing, product, and price

c)

Outlets, strategies, concept, and brand name

d)

Quality, advertising, product positioning,

20.

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

a)

Brand name, quality, newness, and complexity

b)

Advertising, marketing, product, and price

c)

Outlets, strategies, concept, and brand name

d)

Quality, advertising, product positioning,

21.

For the marketing manager, social class offers some insights into consumer behavior and is potentially useful as a ___________________.

a)

Market research information

b)

Market segmentation variable

c)

Source of understanding competition’s strategy

d)

Source to predict future trends

22.

________________ is one of the most basic influences on an individual’s needs, wants, and behaviour.

a)

Brand

b)

Culture

c)

Product

d)

Price

23.

In terms of consumer behaviour; culture, social class, and reference group influences have been related to purchase and _______________.

a)

Economic situations

b)

Situational influences

c)

Consumption decisions

d)

Physiological influences

24.

Which of the following is the most valuable piece of information for determining the social class of your best friend's parents?

a)

The number of years schooling that they had

b)

Their ethnic backgrounds

c)

Their combined annual income

d)

Their occupations

25.

Different social classes tend to have different attitudinal configurations and _______ that influence the behaviour of individual members.

a)

Personalities

b)

Values

c)

Finances

d)

Decision makers

26.

In terms of consumption decisions, middle class consumers prefer to _________.

a)

Buy at a market that sells at a whole sale rates.

b)

Buy what is popular

c)

Buy only the brands which sell at affordable prices

d)

Analyze the market and select the best at the lowest prices

27.

_________________ refers to the buying behavior of final consumers.

a)

Consumer buyer behavior

b)

Target market buying

c)

Market segment buying

d)

Business buying behavior

28.

Understanding consumer buying behavior is not easy. The answers are often locked deep within the consumer’s head. The central question for marketers is:

a)

How much money is the consumer willing to spend?

b)

How much does the consumer need the product being offered for sale?

c)

How much does a discount or a coupon affect the purchase rate?

d)

How do consumers respond to various marketing efforts the company might use?

29.

______________ is the most basic cause of a person’s wants and behaviors.

a)

Culture

b)

Social class

c)

Personality

d)

Lifestyle

30.

 Even though buying roles in the family change constantly, the ___________ has traditionally been the main purchasing agent for the family. 

a)

Wife 

b)

husband 

c)

teenage children

d)

grandparent 

31.

A major reason for the changing traditional purchasing roles for families is that:

a)

The economic conditions are forcing more teens to work.

b)

More women than ever hold jobs outside the home

c)

Children are spending more time on the Web

d)

Men and women now shop together or “shop until you drop” for entertainment

32.

In a straight rebuy, a buyer ________.

a)

wants to obtain the same product from a lower-priced supplier

b)

reorders something without any modifications

c)

considers a product or service for the first time

d)

needs a modified product to suit new requirements

e)

finds new ways to add value to the same product

33.

A business buyer is considering a change in product specifications, terms, and possibly suppliers. This buying situation is referred to as a(n) ________.

a)

modified rebuy

b)

new-task situation

c)

straight rebuy

d)

dual distribution channel

e)

exclusive distribution channel

34.

Which of the following is most likely the final stage of the business buying decision process?

a)

problem recognition

b)

product specification

c)

proposal solicitation

d)

order-routine specification

e)

supplier performance review

35.

Business buying is done by newly trained purchasing agents who are learning how to buy better.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

36.

------------- is a branch which deals with the various stages a consumer goes through before purchasing products or services for his end use.

a)

Consumer behavior

b)

Consumer interest

c)

Consumer attitude

d)

Consumer perception

37.

-------------- refers to how an individual perceives a particular message

a)

Consumer behavior

b)

Consumer interest

c)

Consumer attitude

d)

Consumer interpretation

38.

------------- is a branch which deals with the various stages a consumer goes through before purchasing products or services for his end use.

a)

Consumer interest

b)

Consumer attitude

c)

Consumer behavior

d)

Consumer perception

39.

Which of the following is NOT a component of the external environment?

a)

The company

b)

The Suppliers and Intermediaries

c)

Customers

d)

The economic environment

40.

Firms that provide the resources needed by the company to produce goods or offer services are

a)

the company

b)

the suppliers

c)

the competitors

d)

the government

41.

Firms that help the company to promote, sell, and distribute the products to the final customers or buyers.

a)

the competitors

b)

the Intermediaries

c)

the publics

d)

the suppliers

42.

Individuals and households who buy goods or services for personal consumption are

a)

the customers

b)

the suppliers

c)

the intermediaries

d)

the competitors

43.

The study of population factors is called:

a)

anthropology

b)

economics

c)

demographics

d)

sociology

44.

Which of the following is NOT likely to be a demographic characteristic of a population?

a)

income level

b)

age

c)

lifestyle

d)

education

45.

The changing age structure population.

a)

Natural Environment

b)

Economic Environment

c)

Demographic Environment

d)

Political Environment

46.

Changes in Secondary beliefs.

a)

Political Environment

b)

Cultural Environment

c)

Natural Environment

d)

Demographic Environment

47.

Keeping a close watch on ____________ enables a company to design its marketing strategy according to the trend prevailing in the market.

a)

Suppliers

b)

Employees

c)

Competitors

d)

Shareholders

48.

Who are the main component of a business who contributes significantly to its success?

a)

Suppliers

b)

Employees

c)

Employers

d)

Shareholders

49.

Laws, government agencies, and pressure groups that influence and limit various organizations and individuals in a given society.

a)

Publics

b)

Political environment

c)

Financial environment

d)

Cultural environment

50.

Which of the following is a social factor that influences consumer buying behavior?

a)

family

b)

life-cycle stage

c)

economic situation

d)

personality

51.

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 ________.

a)

membership group

b)

reference group

c)

subculture

d)

lifestyle

52.

People change the goods and services they buy over time because of the two changing factors of ________.

a)

belief and attitude

b)

perception and personality

c)

age and life-cycle stage

d)

groups and learning

53.

In buying centre roles, this person is responsible for dealing with agents and handling bookings.

a)

User

b)

Influencer

c)

Decider

d)

Purchaser / Buyer

54.

Hannah frequently purchases multiple brands of bath soap. She has never been brand loyal; rather, she frequently switches between brands. Hannah exhibits _____.

a)

dissonance-reducing buying behavior

b)

complex buying behavior

c)

variety-seeking buying behavior

d)

habitual buying behavior

55.

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.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

56.

There are three categories of consumer which is industrial consumer, individual consumer and group consumer.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

57.

Individual consumer refer to consumers who are buying and disposing products for the purposes of business / running of their organization’s activities

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

58.

Industrial consumer refer to individual shoppers who search for, purchase and dispose of products and services for their own or entire households' consumption

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

59.
The study of consumers and how they make decisions. 
a)
Consumer behavior 
b)
Final consumer 
c)
Business consumer 
60.
The consumer decision making process begins when consumers:
a)
recognize a need
b)
identify possible solutions
61.
What is consumer behavior ?
(Ch. 3)
a)
The mental and emotional processes and the physical activities of people who purchase and use goods to satisfy needs and wants.
b)
include every person or organization that has products, services or ideas to sell.
c)
refers to ecological, social, political, technical, economic, household, and point-of-sale location.
d)
marketing activities must be planned with the consumer’s time clock in mind.
62.

Buying behaviour process includes, 1. Need recognition, 2. _____________ , 3. evaluation of alternatives, 4. purchase decision, 5. consumption and 6. Post-purchase behaviour

a)

waiting for advice

b)

information search

c)

enjoying the product

d)

all of above

63.

The buyer decision process starts with:

a)

Need/problem recognition

b)

Information search

c)

Evaluation of alternatives

d)

Purchase decision

e)

Purchase

64.

Some of the external sources of information to which a person can go are:

a)

Reports of companies, business statistics and press

b)

Press articles, academic information and consumer studies

c)

Personal resources, Social networks and commercial sources

d)

Reports of companies, academic information and press

65.

The definition "individuals passing on information, experiences or promotional messages to each other" refers to:

a)

Point of sale

b)

Word of mouth

c)

Purchase decision

d)

The unexpected

66.
Buys a product or service for personal use
a)
Final consumer 
b)
Consumer behavior 
c)
Business consumer 
67.

According to Maslow, everyone must satisfy _____________ needs.

a)

self-actualization

b)

social

c)

security

d)

physiological

68.

The decision processes and actions of consumers as they buy services and products are knows as?

a)

purchase decisions

b)

buying behavior

c)

the consumer decision-making process

d)

post-purchase evaluation

69.

Which of the following is not an important factor that makes up personal identity?

a)

gender

b)

age

c)

personality

d)

social environment

70.

________________________ is a frame of mind developed from a person's values, beliefs, and feelings

a)

attitude

b)

lifestyle

c)

self-concept

d)

culture

71.

Almost every product has a brand that will fit different levels of Maslow's hierarchy of needs.

a)

True

b)

False

72.

A self actualized person would be very likely to purchase Nike shoes

a)

True

b)

False

73.

Buying behaviour process includes, 1. Need recognition, 2. _____________ , 3. evaluation of alternatives, 4. purchase decision, 5. consumption and 6. Post-purchase behaviour

a)

waiting for advice

b)

information search

c)

enjoying the product

d)

all the above

74.

A process by which a person selects, organizes and interprets the sensations received by the five senses is called

a)

perception

b)

sensation

c)

interpretation

d)

opinion

75.

one's tendency in evaluating a product or object positively or negatively is referred to as

a)

attitude

b)

Perception

c)

Opinion

d)

Respond

76.

Which of the following is INCORRECT about business?

a)

Business involves trading activities between buyer and seller

b)

Involve organized efforts and activities to produce and distribute goods and services for charity purpose.

c)

Business can be in the form of sole proprietorship, partnership or corporation

d)

Business is an economic activity, which is related with continuous and regular production and distribution of goods and services for satisfying human wants.

77.

In a straight rebuy, a buyer ________.

a)

wants to obtain the same product from a lower-priced supplier

b)

reorders something without any modifications

c)

considers a product or service for the first time

d)

needs a modified product to suit new requirements

e)

finds new ways to add value to the same product

78.

There are three categories of consumer which is industrial consumer, individual consumer and group consumer.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

79.

Individual consumer refer to consumers who are buying and disposing products for the purposes of business / running of their organization’s activities

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

80.

Industrial consumer refer to individual shoppers who search for, purchase and dispose of products and services for their own or entire households' consumption

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

81.

Product concept is consumers favor those products that provide them better quality, performance and innovative features

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

82.

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

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

83.

These are not the demographic variables.

a)

Company

b)

Age

c)

Marital Status

d)

Occupation