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Which of the following was NOT mentioned in the textbook as a method focus group companies use to reduce "no shows"?


A) monetary incentives
B) free products or gift certificates
C) overrecruiting
D) making callbacks on the day preceding the focus group to remind the participant
E) using direct mail lists

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Which of the following refers to a small group of people brought together and guided by a moderator through an unstructured, spontaneous discussion about some topic?


A) observation group
B) focus groups
C) control group
D) experimental group
E) Socratic group

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Nissan Motor Corporation sent a Japanese researcher to stay at the home of a California couple as part of a student exchange program. However, the researcher was really spying on the couple to better understand automobile buying behavior. This illustrates:


A) that all good observations should be disguised
B) observation raises ethical questions
C) observation is not a good research technique
D) structured observation is legal
E) unstructured observation is legal

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Which of the following qualitative techniques is characterized as a set of probing questions posed one-on-one to a subject by an interviewer so as to gain an idea of what the subject thinks about something or why he or she behaves in a certain way?


A) probing question survey
B) protocol analysis
C) role-playing activity
D) depth interview
E) school teacher-probing

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One of the disadvantages of physiological measurements is that even when the respondent reacts to a stimulus we can't tell if the response is positive or negative.

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When the decision process is very short and recall may be faulty, protocol analysis may be useful to slow down the process.

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Observing the trashcans of consumers to find out the extent of recycling would be an example of using an archive source of information.

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An observation technique where the researcher identifies beforehand which behaviors are to be observed and recorded is known as:


A) structured observation
B) a priori observation
C) unstructured observation
D) physical traces
E) predetermined Socratic observation

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Which type of research involves the use of structured questions where the response options have been predetermined and a large number of respondents are involved?


A) qualitative research
B) quantitative research
C) pluralistic research
D) focus group research
E) Socratic research

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Rooms designed especially for focus groups are referred to as focus group facilities.

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Using a "secret shopper" to record and report how sales clerks assisted customers would be an example of disguised observation.

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Which one of the following is NOT an objective of focus groups?


A) generate ideas
B) understand consumer vocabulary
C) reveal consumer needs
D) determine quantities of a proposed new products/services that will be sold in a given market
E) reveal consumer attitudes

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In understanding the Hispanic market, researchers have found that they prefer to call themselves Latinos, and that there are vast differences between Latinos in California, Texas and Florida, the Caribbean, South America and Mexico. Your book describes this understanding of a market segment as stemming from which type of research?


A) quantitative
B) Hispanic research
C) pluralistic
D) qualitative
E) segmented research

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The picture test, a projective technique, is carried out by asking respondents to fill in "balloons" drawn above the heads of the actors.

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One advantage of observation studies is that the subjects are not aware that they are being studied and therefore act in a natural manner.

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Depth interviews are especially useful when the researcher wants to understand decision making at the individual level and the respondent is not influenced by others, as they may be in a focus group.

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Which of the following is not an advantage of online focus groups over traditional focus groups?


A) no physical set up is necessary
B) participants from different geographic areas can participate
C) participants are comfortable in their homes/offices
D) the moderator can exchange private messages with participants
E) participants' "body language" may be observed

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Though they are often used, Focus Groups are NOT considered qualitative research.

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McDonald's conducts a study and finds that there is an increase in the number of consumers who value "healthy foods." These consumers link soy-based meat products with a healthy diet. McDonald's decides to reintroduce the McLean burger. This example illustrates the use of a qualitative research technique known as laddering.

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There is only one form of online focus group; focus group members meet in a focus group facility and the focus group is communicated via the Internet to clients who may be in remote locations.

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