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Which of the following occurs when a consumer actively acquires a product that is not used or used only sparingly relative to its potential use?


A) consumption guilt
B) nonconsumption guilt
C) product nonuse
D) counterfactual thinking
E) prefactual thinking

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If a customer is dissatisfied with a company's product, the company would prefer that he or she complains to the company.

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Disposition of the product or the product's container may occur before, during, or after product use.

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Exploding demand and short product life spans for high-tech gadgets such as cell phones, personal computers, and various other personal electronic devices is creating growing concerns over _____.


A) e-waste
B) poisonous waste
C) hazardous waste
D) reusable waste
E) recyclable waste

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Service employees who are uncaring, impolite, unresponsive, or unknowledgeable will cause consumers to switch providers for which reason?


A) core service failure
B) service encounter failure
C) pricing
D) attraction by competitors
E) ethical problems

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A consumer's decision of whether or not to take action when he or she is dissatisfied is a function of which of the following?


A) importance of the purchase to the consumer
B) ease of taking action
C) consumer's existing level of overall satisfaction with the brand or outlet
D) characteristics of the consumer involved
E) all of the above

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An attempt to develop an ongoing, expanding exchange relationship with a firm's customers is called _____.


A) relationship marketing
B) internal marketing
C) personal marketing
D) formal marketing
E) acquisition marketing

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Why must manufacturers design products with both the primary purpose and other potential uses in mind?


A) consumers demand it
B) competition requires it
C) to be able to promote secondary uses
D) stringent product liability laws
E) to save on research and development costs

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Savannah works at the front desk at a Marriott Hotel. If a guest has a complaint, she is empowered to make amends up to a certain amount without her supervisor's approval. Savannah is known as a _____.


A) decision maker
B) key employee
C) consumer-level employee
D) frontline employee
E) primary employee

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George has used the same company for his car and home insurance for more than 20 years. Any claim he has made has been handled fairly and quickly. A major hurricane came through his area causing many individuals, including George, and business owners to lose everything. While he was hearing about so many insurance claim nightmares, he knew his company would come through because he trusts this company. George is an example of a(n) _____.


A) repeat purchaser
B) satisfied buyer
C) total buyer
D) committed customer
E) affective customer

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Sometimes, consumers purchase products and do not use them.

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Pam and her friends ate at a new Italian restaurant, and the food, service, and ambiance exceeded their expectations. They all decided that this was the only Italian restaurant they will ever go to again in their town. This is an illustration of _____.


A) nonsatisfaction
B) extended decision making
C) commitment
D) relationship marketing
E) customer value

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Employees who deal directly with consumers are known as _____.


A) foot soldiers
B) clerks
C) consumer-level employees
D) frontline employees
E) primary employees

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Affective performance can arise from only the symbolic dimension of product performance.

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A consumer can be neither satisfied nor dissatisfied.

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Which dimension of product performance relates to aesthetic or image-enhancement performance?


A) affective
B) direct
C) instrumental
D) symbolic
E) consummatory

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Which of the following is a key element of relationship marketing?


A) customizing the relationship to the individual customer
B) pricing in a manner to encourage loyalty
C) augmenting the core service or product with extra benefits
D) marketing to employees so that they will perform well for customers
E) all of the above

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Renee has been going to the same dentist for years. However, her employer changed her dental insurance plan, and her dentist was not part of the plan. She had to switch to an approved dentist. Which reason for changing providers does this represent?


A) involuntary switching
B) responses to service failures
C) pricing
D) attraction by competitors
E) ethical problems

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Many customer loyalty programs are designed to generate repeat purchases rather than committed customers.

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The costs of finding, evaluating, and adopting another solution are known as _____.


A) incurred costs
B) switching costs
C) effort costs
D) balancing costs
E) committed costs

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