The University of Tennessee at Martin

Department of IB, F, E and Marketing

Marketing 320:  Consumer Behavior

Instructor:  Timothy C. Johnston, Ph. D.

Chapter 15 Practice Questions

 

1.  Schering-Plough is working to have the Ultraviolet Index (UI) publicized and made part of the local weather reports in order to

 

A.    fulfill an FTC requirement.

B.    have people recognize a problem with respect to sun exposure.

C.    market its new home UI measuring instrument.

D.    increase brand awareness.

E.    none of the above.

 

2.  A consumer who continually purchases a particular brand because it is the least expensive brand available is engaged in

 

A.    brand loyal behavior.

B.    repeat purchasing behavior.

C.    both brand loyal and repeat purchasing behavior.

D.    extended decision making.

E.    none of the above.

 

3.  A highly brand loyal consumer generally purchases his/her favorite brand using

 

A.    peripheral decision making.

B.    affective decision making.

C.    cognitive decision making.

D.    nominal decision making.

E.    none of the above.

 

4.  Problem recognition involves

 

A.    choosing between two or more potentially satisfactory alternatives.

B.    a discrepancy between a situational variable and a psychological variable.

C.    determining which of two or more alternative goals to pursue.

D.    a discrepancy between a desired state and an actual state sufficient to trigger the decision process.

E.    none of the above.

 

5.  The motivation to resolve a recognized problem depends on

 

A.    the magnitude of the discrepancy between the desired and existing states.

B.    the relative importance of the problem.

C.    the time and effort required.

D.    a and b.

E.    none of the above.

 


6.  A problem of which the consumer is not aware is

 

A.    an inactive problem.

B.    a current problem.

C.    a situational problem.

D.    an artificial problem.

E.    none of the above.

 

7.  Marketers can seek to

 

A.    suppress problem recognition.

B.    react to problem recognition.

C.    influence problem recognition.

D.    all of the above.

E.    a and c.

 

8.  Proposed legislation would require health and safety warnings in all advertising of alcoholic beverages in order to

 

A.    reduce product liability litigation.

B.    repress problem recognition.

C.    correct for past advertising abuses.

D.    increase problem recognition in some consumers.

E.    none of the above.

 

9.  A firm that introduces a new line of non-fat snack food due to increasing consumer concern with health is

 

A.    activating problem recognition.

B.    reacting to problem recognition.

C.    suppressing problem recognition.

D.    triggering problem recognition.

E.    none of the above.

 

10.  Selective problem recognition involves

 

A.    a discrepancy which a variety of brands within a product category can reduce.

B.    a discrepancy which only one brand within a product category can reduce.

C.    recognition of a problem for which there is no solution.

D.    manifest problem recognition.

E.    none of the above.