Buying, Having, and Being, Canadian Edition,
9th Edition, 2024 by Michael R. Solomon
Chapters 1 - 15
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rw1w AnwIntroductionwtowConsumerwBehaviour
1) InwstudyingwconsumerswlikewGail,wawcollegewstudent,wmarketerswoftenwfindwitwusefulwtowlearnwtheirw
interestswinwmusicworwclothing,whowwtheywspendwtheirwleisurewtime,wandwevenwtheirwattitudeswaboutws
ocialwissues,wtowbewablewtowcategorizewconsumerswaccordingwtowtheirwlifestyles.wThiswsortwofwinforma
tionwiswcalled:
A) corewvalues.
B) psychographics.
C) configurations.
D) physiognomies.
ANSWER:w B
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2) Tina,wawsupervisorwofwdisplayswforwSearswCanada,wknowswthatwattractivewdisplayswcanwgeneratew
additionalwsaleswofwparticularwitems.wFromwawmarketer'swperspective,wthiswis:
A) awpurchasewissue.
B) awpostwpurchasewissue.
C) merchandisingwcomplexity.
D) awlosswleader.
ANSWER:w A
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3) Johnwiswthewvicewpresidentwofwmarketingwforwawlocalwtourwguidewcompany.wHewiswconcernedwthatw
,hiswcustomerswarewnotwrecommendingwhiswcompanywtowtheirwfriends.wForwJohn,wthiswproblemwiswa:
A) purchasewissue.
B) demographicwproblem.
C) prepurchasewissue.
D) postwpurchasewissue.
ANSWER:w D
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, 4) Thewexpandedwviewwofwthewexchangewthatwincludeswthewissueswthatwinfluencewthewconsumerw
before,wduring,wandwafterwawpurchasewiswcalled:
A) thewvalue.
B) thewstrategicwfocus.
C) thewpre-sellwstrategy.
D) thewconsumptionwprocess.
ANSWER:w D
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Objective:w L1-01wConsumerwbehaviourwiswawprocess.
5) Gailwdecideswtowtakewawbreakwfromwstudyingwandwgoeswonlinewtowcheckwthingswout.wShewconnectsw
withwonewofwthewproductwdiscussionwgroupswthatwshewparticipateswin.wThiswiswanwexamplewofwa:
A) lifestylewdiscussion.
B) brandwcompetition.
C) consumptionwcommunity.
D) marketplacewcompetition.
ANSWER:w C
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6) Ifwawproductwsucceedswinwsatisfyingwneedswandwiswpurchasedwoverwandwoverwagain,witwmostwlikelyw
haswattained:
A) productwseparation.
B) brandwloyalty.
C) lifestylewvariation.
D) purchasewconception.
ANSWER:w B
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