Buying, Having, and Being, Canadian Edition,
9th Edition, 2024 by Michael R. Solomon
Chapters 1 - 15
,Consumer Behaviour: Buying, Having, and Being, Cdn. 9e (Solomon) Chap
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ter 1 DB D B An Introduction to Consumer Behaviour
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1) In studying consumers like Gail, a college student, marketers often find it useful to learn th
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eir interests in music or clothing, how they spend their leisure time, and even their attitudes
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about social issues, to be able to categorize consumers according to their lifestyles. This sort
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B of information is called:
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A) core values. DB
B) psychographics.
C) configurations.
D) physiognomies.
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Objective: L1-01 Consumer behaviour is a process.
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2) Tina, a supervisor of displays for Sears Canada, knows that attractive displays can gener
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ate additional sales of particular items. From a marketer's perspective, this is:
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A) a purchase issue.
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B) a post purchase issue.
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C) merchandising complexity. DB
D) a loss leader
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ANSWER: A D B
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Objective: L1-01 Consumer behaviour is a process.
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,3) John is the vice president of marketing for a local tour guide company. He is concerned
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that his customers are not recommending his company to their friends. For John, this probl
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em is a:
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A) purchase issue. DB
B) demographic problem. DB
C) prepurchase issue. DB
D) post purchase issue.
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Objective: L1-01 Consumer behaviour is a process.
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, 4) The expanded view of the exchange that includes the issues that influence the consu
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mer before, during, and after a purchase is called:
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A) the value. DB
B) the strategic focus.
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C) the pre-sell strategy.
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D) the consumption process.
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Objective: L1-01 Consumer behaviour is a process.
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5) Gail decides to take a break from studying and goes online to check things out. She conn
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ects with one of the product discussion groups that she participates in. This is an example o
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f a:
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A) lifestyle discussion. DB
B) brand competition. DB
C) consumption community. DB
D) marketplace competition. DB
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D B
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6) If a product succeeds in satisfying needs and is purchased over and over again, it most lik
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ely has attained:
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A) product separation. DB
B) brand loyalty. DB
C) lifestyle variation. DB
D) purchase conception. DB
ANSWER: B D B