Need recognition - Answers The discrepancy between a consumer's actual state and desired
state is associated with which of the following steps in the consumer decision process?
A. Need recognition
B. Information search
C. Alternative evaluation
D. Purchase
E. Postpurchase
Functional Needs - Answers Which of the following pertains to the performance of a product or
service?
A. Need recognition
B. Functional needs
C. Demographic needs
D. Psychological needs
E. Cultural needs
Psychological needs - Answers ________ pertain(s) to the personal gratification consumers
associate with the product or service.
A. Needs recognition
B. Functional needs
C. Demographic needs
D. Psychological needs
E. Personal needs
both functional and psychological needs. - Answers The vast majority of products and services
are likely to satisfy
A. functional needs.
B. psychological needs.
C. personal needs.
, D. both personal and functional needs.
E. both functional and psychological needs.
an information search - Answers According to the consumer decision process, after consumers
recognize the need for a product, they then engage in
A. psychological need recognition.
B. an information search.
C. an evaluation of alternatives.
D. the purchase of the product.
E. postpurchase behavior.
An internal search for information - Answers ________ involves the buyer considering his own
personal knowledge about a product based on past experience.
A. A purchase based on an impulse
B. An internal search for information
C. An external search for information
D. An experiential search for information
E. A recognition of need
External search for information - Answers When John was considering buying a new car, he
sought out unbiased information and ratings about different makes and models in Consumer
Reportsmagazine as well as from Edmunds.com. Which of the following corresponds most
closely to this aspect of the decision process?
A. Needs recognition
B. Internal search for information
C. External search for information
D. Experiential search for information
E. Impulse buying
Perceived benefits versus perceived costs of search - Answers The fact that a family would
spend a lot more time researching the market before buying a new car than it would in the
decision to purchase an inexpensive kitchen appliance, like a coffeemaker, can best be
explained by which of the following concepts?