Consumer Behavior Test Preparation
Course Introduction
Consumer Behavior explores the psychological, social, and cultural factors that influence how individuals and groups select, purchase, use, and dispose of products, services, ideas, or experiences. This course examines key theories and models of consumer decision-making, motivation, perception, learning, attitude formation, and the role of family and society in shaping consumption patterns. Through case studies and real-world applications, students learn how businesses and marketers analyze consumer behavior to develop effective marketing strategies and build lasting customer relationships.
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Essentials of Marketing Research 1st Edition by Naresh K. Malhotra
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Marketing Research
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Q1) Companies whose primary service offering is their expertise in collecting data for research projects are called coding and data entry services.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Either a strong qualitative or a strong quantitative background is sufficient to be a successful in marketing research.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a marketing information system?
A) structured problems
B) use of reports
C) information displaying restricted
D) can improve decision making by using "what-if" analysis
E) can improve decision making by clarifying new data
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Defining the Marketing Research Problem and Developing an Approach
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Q1) Focusing on the underlying causes of a problem is a characteristic of the marketing research problem.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) According to the text,primary data are an economical and quick source of background information.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Which of following is NOT an element in the economic environment?
A) public policies
B) purchasing power
C) discretionary income
D) general economic conditions
E) disposable income
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Research Design, secondary and Syndicated Data
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Q1) A type of research design that has as its primary objective the provision of insights into and comprehension of the problem situation confronting the researcher is called
A) conclusive research
B) descriptive research
C) causal research
D) exploratory research
E) insight research
Answer: D
Q2) According to the text,the collection process of secondary data is ________ compared to the collection process of primary data.
A) very involved
B) the same
C) rapid and easy
D) not correlated
E) long and involved
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Qualitative Research
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Q1) The main purpose of a(n)________ is to gain insights on issues of interest to the researcher by listening to a group of people from the appropriate target market.
A) depth interview
B) quantitative survey
C) experiment
D) moderator group
E) focus group
Q2) Why would a researcher choose to use online focus groups over traditional focus groups? Taking the other view,why would traditional focus groups be preferred?
Q3) According to the text,the typical duration of a focus group is less than an hour.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Qualitative research is a research methodology that seeks to quantify the data and,typically,applies some form of statistical analysis.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Survey and Observation
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Q1) ________ is an observational research strategy in which human observers record the phenomenon being observed as it occurs.
A) Mechanical observation
B) Virtual observation
C) Personal observation
D) Perceptual observation
E) Simultaneous rigor
Q2) The percentage of the total attempted interviews that are completed is referred to as response rate.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The disadvantages of using mall intercept interviews to collect research data include all of the following EXCEPT ________.
A) poor response rate
B) potential for interviewer bias
C) moderate quantity of data can be collected
D) high cost
E) high social desirability
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Chapter 6: Experimentation and Causal Research
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Q1) Which of the following can be symbolized as: EG: R X O1
CG: R O
Where,
X = the exposure of a group to an independent variable,treatment,event,the effects of which are to be determined
O = the process of observation or measurement of the dependent variable on the test units or group of units
R = the random assignment of test units or groups to separate treatments
CG = control group EG = experimental group
A) one-shot case study
B) one-group pretest-posttest design
C) posttest-only control group design
D) static group design
E) Pretest-posttest control group design
Q2) Explain the concept of causality as defined in marketing research and distinguish between the ordinary meaning and the scientific meaning of causality.
Q3) In a short essay,describe the broad categories of experimental designs and discuss the various applications of each design category.
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Chapter 7: Measurement and Scaling
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Q1) A noncomparative scale is one of the two types of scaling techniques in which there is direct comparison of stimulus objects with one another.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following types of scales is described as a seven-point rating scale with end points associated with bipolar labels that have semantic meaning?
A) Likert scale
B) semantic differential
C) Stapel scale
D) balanced rating scale
E) select scales
Q3) Because the zero point is fixed in interval scales,it is not meaningful to take ratios of scale values.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Discuss measurement and scaling.What are they and how are they related?
Q5) In a short essay,discuss the relationship of measurement and scaling to the marketing research process.
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Chapter 8: Questionnaire and Form Design
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Q1) Questions that prespecify the set of response alternatives and the response format are called ________.
A) unstructured questions
B) structured questions
C) open-ended questions
D) double-barreled questions
E) response-alternative questions
Q2) In wording questions,the researcher should avoid doing all of the following EXCEPT ________.
A) use industry jargon
B) avoid ambiguous words
C) use leading questions
D) use positive and negative statements
E) All of the above are things a researcher should avoid doing when writing questions.
Q3) In a short essay,describe a questionnaire and discuss the three specific objectives of a questionnaire.
Q4) In a short essay,list the ten steps to designing the ideal questionnaire.
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Chapter 9: Sampling: Design and Procedures
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Q1) A nonprobability sampling technique in which an initial group of respondents is selected randomly and subsequent respondents are selected based on the referrals or information provided by the initial respondents is called ________.
A) quota sampling
B) snowball sampling
C) stratified sampling
D) cluster sampling
E) respondent sampling
Q2) Probability sampling relies on the personal judgment of the researcher,rather than chance,in selecting sampling elements.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following conditions does NOT favor the choice of using a sample over a census?
A) small budget
B) Time available is short.
C) Population size is large.
D) Variance in the characteristic of interest is low.
E) Cost of sampling error is high.
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Chapter 10: Data Collection and Preparation
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Q1) In a short essay,describe the process of properly training field workers.Next,list and discuss the five phases of the interviewing process.
Q2) ________ involves direct machine reading of the codes and simultaneous transcription.
A) Optical scanning
B) Key punching
C) Validating
D) Data cleaning
E) Predictive dialing
Q3) Unlike traditional data collection,in social media respondents do not merely respond to questions or stimuli.Rather,they generate the data and edit it by their communal participation.
A)True
B)False
Q4) When evaluating field workers,the interviewer's time should be broken down into actual interviewing,travel,and administration.
A)True
B)False
Q5) List and discuss the major areas of the fieldwork/data collection process
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Chapter 11: Data Analysis: Frequency Distribution,
hypothesis Testing, and Cross-Tabulation
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Q1) The most commonly used statistics associated with frequencies are measures of location and measures of variability.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A test of the null hypothesis where the alternative hypothesis is not expressed directionally is called a one-tailed test.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Standard deviation is the square root of the variance and is expressed in the same units as the data.
A)True
B)False
Q4) In a short essay,define cross-tabulation and discuss the three primary reasons cross-tabulation is widely used in commercial marketing research.
Q5) Discuss the relationship between cross-tabulation and frequency distribution.
Q6) In a frequency distribution,two variables are considered at a time.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Data Analysis: Hypothesis Testing Related to
Differences, correlation, and Regression
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Q1) The most popular parametric test is the t-test conducted for examining hypotheses about means.
A)True
B)False
Q2) According to the text,hypotheses related to differences in population means if the population variance is unknown can be tested using the ________.
A) F distribution
B) p distribution
C) t distribution
D) z distribution
E) chi-square distribution
Q3) A(n)________ is commonly used for the purpose of providing inferences for making statements about the means of parent populations.
A) F-test
B) p-test
C) t-test
D) z-test
E) chi-square test
Q4) In a short essay,discuss t-test,the t statistic,and the t distribution.
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Chapter 13: Report Preparation and Presentation
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Q1) In a pictograph,the area of each section,as a percentage of the total circle,reflects the percentage associated with the value of a specific variable.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The executive summary is an extremely important part of the report,as this is often the only portion of the report that executives read.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Recommendations that are made in the report should be ________.
A) complex
B) so rigorous they stimulate technical experts
C) only for those who worked on the project
D) kept to a minimum
E) directly usable as inputs into management decision making
Q4) A letter of authorization authorizes the researcher to proceed with the project and specifies its scope and terms of the contract.
A)True
B)False
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