MCQS: select the right answer.

Part A: Attempt all the following

1. Constantly being on the lookout for novel ways to solve familiar problems or address familiar needs in engaging in __________________________.

A) adoption

B) attitude behavior

C) consumer culture

D) use innovativeness

E) preacquisition phenomena

2. ______________________ refers to an organized social and economic arrangement in which markets govern the relationship between meaningful ways of life and the symbolic and material resources on which they depend.

A) Circle of consumption

B) Consumer behavior

C) Protestant ethnic

D) Mercantilism

E) Consumer culture

3. The ________________________ is a model of wealth and well-being measured in stocks of productive assets and ownership of machinery and factories.

A) domain of consumer behavior

B) production orientation

C) globalization factor

D) cultural arrangement

E) acquisition effort

4. ___________________ refers to the decision of consuming units to purchase new products and services regularly.

A) Attitude

B) Disposal

C) Adoption

D) Diffusion

E) Mercantilism

5. The ___________________________ refers to the fact that the production and acquisition of goods and services, their consumption, and the disposal of used goods are part of a cycle of managerial and socioeconomic activities.

A) circle of consumption

B) domain of consumer behavior

C) organizational culture

D) production orientation

E) none of the above

6. The _____________________ describes the various cultural, economic, social, and psychological influences that channel consumer behavior toward particular kinds of acquisition, use, and disposal behaviors.

A) use innovativeness

B) preacquisition phenomena

C) interpersonal processes

D) perception of lifestyles

E) influencing predictors

7. It's important to observe that even a simple behavior like shampooing is tied to :

A) gender

B) social class

C) ethnicity

D) age

E) all of the above

8. The diffusion and adoption of innovative products in consumer and industrial contexts is an important field within:

A) advertising

B) consumer behavior

C) public relations

D) joint promotions

E) sales promotion

9. By studying and understanding consumers, organizations can establish and maintain a competitive advantage in the:

A) stock market

B) academic universe

C) marketplace

D) medical industry

E) museum society

10. The emergence of the Protestant ethic, as the great sociologist Max Weber termed it, emphasized:

A) personal introspective

B) psychological analysis

C) individual initiative

D) stress reduction

E) healthy retirement funds