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Compare and contrast the four types of buying decision behavior exhibited by consumers.

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Consumers exhibit complex buying behavio...

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Early mainstream adopters accept new ideas after the average person.

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Hispanic Americans tend to be deeply family oriented and make shopping a family affair. Older consumers are brand loyal, while younger Hispanics have shown increasing price sensitivity and willingness to choose store brands. Hispanic Americans make up a ________.


A) subculture
B) social class
C) social network
D) life-cycle stage
E) lifestyle

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________ consumers are the most brand conscious of all the ethnic groups, are extremely brand loyal, and shop frequently.


A) African American
B) Native American
C) Hispanic American
D) Italian American
E) Asian American

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Many companies use ethnically specific themes in their mainstream marketing strategy because marketers have realized that insights gleaned from ethnic consumers can influence their broader markets. This type of marketing is known as ________.


A) total market strategy
B) buzz marketing
C) social networking
D) word-of-mouth marketing
E) life-style marketing

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Word-of-mouth influence comes to consumers from family, colleagues, and ________.


A) investors
B) athletes
C) neighbors
D) entertainment celebrities
E) friends

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Shoez Inc., a manufacturer of shoes, has recently launched a brand of sturdy shoes ideal for hiking and other outdoor activities. Which of the following brand personalities could be best associated with the new brand?


A) sincerity
B) excitement
C) sophistication
D) competence
E) ruggedness

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A particular automobile company works to keep its customers happy after each sale, aiming to delight each one of them in order to increase their customer lifetime value. Which of the following steps of the buyer decision process does the company exemplify?


A) need recognition
B) information search
C) evaluation of alternatives
D) purchase decision
E) postpurchase behavior

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Independent bloggers are self-made influencers. Traits that make them relevant to marketers include ________.


A) creative writing skills
B) professional Web site
C) good fit with the brand
D) a few vocal followers
E) technological skills

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Mark has long supported a particular brand of footwear and has always bought that brand. Recently, the footwear manufacturer was embroiled in a controversy for using child labor at its manufacturing plants. Mark doubts the news reports and continues to purchase the same brand of footwear. It is most accurate to say that Mark displays ________.


A) selective distortion
B) cognitive dissonance
C) selective retention
D) selective attention
E) consumer ethnocentrism

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Almost all major purchases result in ________, or discomfort caused by postpurchase conflict.


A) need recognition
B) cognitive dissonance
C) consumer ethnocentrism
D) conspicuous consumption
E) consumer capitalism

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Why might the Hispanic American market be a viable targeted group for a new marketer of products?

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Eduardo usually purchases the same breakfast cereal, the kind he grew up eating. Eduardo exhibits ________.


A) dissonance-reducing buying behavior
B) complex buying behavior
C) habitual buying behavior
D) variety-seeking buying behavior
E) conspicuous consumption behavior

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Postpurchase behavior is the stage of the buyer decision process in which consumers take further action after purchase, based on their satisfaction or dissatisfaction.

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________ is a person's pattern of living as expressed in his/her psychographics, and it includes the individual's activities, interests, and opinions.


A) Personality
B) Culture
C) Lifestyle
D) Motive
E) Social class

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Which of the following consumer buying behaviors is related to conditions of low-consumer involvement and little significant brand difference?


A) complex buying behavior
B) dissonance-reducing buying behavior
C) habitual buying behavior
D) variety-seeking buying behavior
E) consumer capitalism

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Being able to try a new product is an unimportant stage in the adoption process as the consumer already has a good idea of the product's value.

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Early adopters are opinion leaders in their communities. They adopt new ideas early but carefully.

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Which of the following statements is true of cultural factors that influence consumer behavior?


A) Cultural influences on buying behavior are identical across countries.
B) Social classes show distinct product and brand preferences in areas such as clothing and travel.
C) Subcultures include nationalities and racial groups, but exclude religions.
D) Subcultures are groups within which each individual has a unique and distinct value system.
E) Hispanic Americans and African Americans are examples of racially segregated groups and not subcultures.

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If a consumer's drive is strong and a satisfying product is near at hand, the consumer is likely to purchase the product at that time. If not, the consumer may store the need in memory or undertake ________.


A) consumer ethnocentrism
B) buyer's remorse
C) a need recognition
D) an information search
E) cognitive dissonance

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