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Course Introduction
Consumer Behavior explores the processes and factors that influence individuals and groups in their purchasing decisions. The course examines psychological, social, cultural, and economic determinants of consumer actions, including perception, motivation, learning, attitudes, and decision-making strategies. Students will analyze how consumer insights inform marketing strategies, product development, branding, and advertising. Through case studies, research, and real-world applications, the course provides a comprehensive understanding of how consumer behavior impacts the marketplace and equips students with the tools to anticipate and influence buying patterns effectively.
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Consumer Behavior Buying Having and Being 11th Edition by Michael R. Solomon
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Chapter 1: Buying, Having, and Being: an Introduction to Consumer Behavior
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Q1) Jenny Rowlins is absolutely exhausted after her shopping trip to pick out a dress for her sorority's formal event. The stores were crowded, and none of her favorite shops carried a dress that she liked in her size. After spending hours at the mall, Jenny gave up and decided to order her dress online and just return it if it wasn't exactly right. This story is an example of how consumer behavior is a(n) ________.
A) industry
B) process
C) art form
D) theory
Answer: B
Q2) Of the following, a proponent of ________ would be most likely to argue that our society emphasizes science and technology too much.
A) consumerism
B) positivism
C) modernism
D) interpretivism
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Decision-Making and Consumer Behavior
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Q1) Chen Lo used a decision rule that says, "only buy well-known brand names" when selecting a set of golf clubs. He did not look at price, the store, or even discounts when purchasing clubs. Chen Lo's purchasing pattern is an example of a consumer using a ________ rule.
A) habitual decision
B) compensatory
C) noncompensatory
D) conjunctive
Answer: C
Q2) According to the theory called ________, a company can make money if it sells small amounts of items that only a few people want if the company sells enough different items.
A) feature creep
B) the long tail
C) Zipf's Law
D) neuromarketing
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Cultural Influences on Consumer Decision-Making
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Q1) Which of the following is an object that is admired strictly for its beauty or because it inspires an emotional reaction?
A) an art product
B) a reality-engineered product
C) a craft product
D) a trial product
Answer: A
Q2) Where you choose to sit in an almost empty movie theater is most likely determined by your culture's mores.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) A professor was given a warning after he made a bad joke about Princess Diana shortly after her death. Students were likely upset because they saw Princess Di as a profane character worthy of special attention and respect.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Consumer and Social Well Being
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Q1) Firms in Mexico are less likely to have formal codes of ethics.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The triple bottom-line orientation recognizes that businesses should strive to cut costs as well as raise revenue.
A)True
B)False
Q3) An area in which 500 people live more than a mile from a grocery store in an urban area or more than 10 miles from a grocery store in a rural area is known as a(n)
A) deserted consumer market
B) food desert
C) truck-specific market
D) unsustainable environment
Q4) There is an increasing demand for green products.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Sustainability and green marketing are the same thing.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Perception
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Q1) All consumers carry schemata in their minds when they enter the marketplace. According to the principles of perceptual vigilance and defense, a marketer should be careful to create a promotion for the new product that ________.
A) conforms to the customers' schemata
B) violates the customers' schemata
C) requires that customers defend their current views about the product category D) is simple and easy to understand
Q2) Research has shown Kinsei engineering can be an effective way to design products. Explain how Kinsei engineering works and give an illustration that demonstrates your understanding.
Q3) Consumers are more likely to be aware of stimuli that relate to their current needs. This is an example of perceptual vigilance.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Fragrance is processed by the limbic system, the most primitive part of the brain and the place where immediate emotions are experienced.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Learning and Memory
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Q1) ________ memory permits temporary storage of information we receive from our senses.
A) Elaborative
B) Sensory
C) Cognitive
D) Working
Q2) Jason heard an old but familiar song that reminded him about a summer in Austria when he was in college. As he thought more about his summer of the past, a flood of memories came rushing back. Describe what was happening to Jason in terms of memory markers. What specific term is used to describe the process whereby his memories came flooding back?
Q3) The popular marketing technique known as ________ marketing applies the principles of instrumental conditioning by reinforcing regular purchases; consumers are given rewards with values that increase along with the amount purchased.
A) rebate
B) discount
C) reward
D) frequency
Q4) Give a brief explanation of cognitive learning.
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Chapter 7: The Self
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Q1) According to a Freudian system of analysis, the superego is the counterweight to the ego.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Historically, people have most closely associated tattoos with ________.
A) social outcasts
B) members of the ruling class
C) members of fraternities and sororities
D) members of religious orders
Q3) People tend to pattern their behavior on the perceived expectations of others, which is a form of a self-fulfilling prophecy.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Motivational research is based on the trait theory of personality.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The looking-glass self is molded by elements of the pop culture, such as comic book heroes.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Attitudes and Persuasion
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Q1) Source ________ refers to the message source's perceived social value.
A) valence
B) attractiveness
C) class
D) hierarchy
Q2) ________ refers to a strategy in which a message compares two or more specifically named or recognizably presented brands and evaluates them in terms of one or more specific attributes.
A) Cognitive differentiation
B) Emotional appeal
C) Comparative advertising
D) Conclusion advertising
Q3) One of the key characteristics of a source is credibility. What is source credibility and how can it affect attitude change?
Q4) Considering the effects of cognitive dissonance, supplying customers with additional reinforcement after a purchase can be a good marketing strategy.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe the functional theory of attitudes and its components (functions).
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Chapter 9: Group and Situational Effects on Consumer Behavior
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Q1) The ________ influence is the reference group influence that helps the consumer make decisions about specific brands or activities.
A) normative
B) comparative
C) selective
D) coercive
Q2) If a retailer has decided to use a marketscape theme for its retail operations, the retailer's store images will be built on information and communications technology features.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Putting more and more people into the same marketing space will increase arousal in customers. This can be seen as either positive or negative, depending upon each customer's interpretation of this arousal.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A person with social power has the ability to alter the actions of others.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Consumer Identity I: Sex Roles and Subcultures
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Q1) Martha Sheppard is approaching 70. She wants to give something back to her community. She works hard at her church as a pastoral care volunteer, at her local hospital as a greeter, and for a local AIDS prevention and treatment center as a nurses' aide and volunteer. She believes that she can make a difference. Martha is an example of a senior citizen who is emphasizing altruism as a key value.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The term Asian refers to 20 ethnic groups, the largest of which is Chinese.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Researchers measure ________ on dimensions that include "feel-age" and "look-age."
A) chronological age
B) perceived age
C) age cohort
D) social age
Q4) Several processes and outcomes come into play as immigrants adapt to their new surroundings. List these processes and outcomes and create an example that demonstrates the linkage between them.
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Chapter 11: Consumer Identity 2: Social Class and Lifestyles
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Q1) Lower-class men are more likely than middle-class men to have a general sense of empowerment.
A)True
B)False
Q2) ________ refers to the passage of individuals from one social class to another.
A) Status crystallization
B) Social affinity
C) Social mobility
D) Social stratification
Q3) Mothers with preschool children are the fastest-growing segment of working people.
A)True
B)False
Q4) We tend to marry people in a similar social class to our own. Sociologists call this ________, or assortative mating.
A) marriage complementarity
B) homogamy
C) monogamy
D) status crystallization
Q5) List the various ways that psychographic segmentation can be used.
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Chapter 12: Networked Consumer Behavior:
Word-Of-Mouth, Social Media, and Fashion
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Q1) What is a market maven? How does a market maven differ from an opinion leader?
Q2) Opinion leaders often absorb much of the risk in buying new products because they generally buy them first.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A ________ is a very short-lived fashion.
A) trend
B) fad
C) classic
D) style
Q4) Opinion leaders are likely to also be opinion seekers.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What characteristics of opinion leaders make them valuable sources for product information?
Q6) Explain why opinion leaders are difficult to identify.
Q7) Most of the brand mentions made in social media are made by just 6.2% of social media users.
A)True
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