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Consumers
Eric Arnould, University of Nebraska
George Zinkhan, University of Georgia
Linda Price, University of Nebraska

Consumer Satisfaction

Multiple Choice Quiz

Answer all the questions





1

___________________ is a judgment of a pleasurable level of consumption-related fulfillment, including levels of under fulfilment or over fulfillment.
A)Adaption
B)Satisfaction
C)Expectations
D)Ambivalence
E)Delight
2

The ______________________________ is a systematic procedure for recording events and behaviors observed to lead to success or failure on specific tasks.
A)Homans' rule of justice
B)SERVQUAL
C)Critical Incident Technique
D)Satisfaction Driver
E)Expectancy Disconfirmaion
3

The _______________________ states that disconfirmation of pre-consumption expectations is the key influence on consumer satisfaction.
A)SERQUAL
B)Homans' rule of justice
C)Expectancy-Disconfirmation Model of Satisfaction
D)Desires Model
E)Under-fulfillment Model
4

When expectations are not met, _______________________ occurs and the likelihood of consumer dissatisifaction increases.
A)negative disconfirmation
B)active expectation
C)assimilation effect
D)aversive status
E)passive expectation
5

_______________ are the are the levels of products' attributes and benefits that a consumer believes will lead to, or are connected with, higher-level values.
A)Fulfillments
B)Expectations
C)Assimilations
D)Desires
E)Drivers
6

The fairness concept is built into the __________________________ , which proclaims parties' rewards in exchanges with others should be proportioned to their investments (or losses).
A)Homans' rule of justice
B)Procedural fairness model
C)Active expectations theory
D)Critical incidence technique
E)Satisfaction drivers promise
7

__________________ is how rewards or outcomes are partitioned among the participants in an exchange.
A)Perceived quality
B)Active expectations
C)Positive disconfirmation
D)Distributional fairness
E)Expectancy disconfirmation
8

_____________________ refers to how the consumer is treated by the marketer.
A)Procedural fairness
B)Interactional fairness
C)Distributional fairness
D)Assimilation fairness
E)Aggressive fairness
9

The ____________________ is characterized by low levels of emotional arousal and may entail disinterest.
A)contentment response
B)perceived quality model
C)passive expectations approach
D)equity sensitivity theory
E)ambivalence receptive model
10

We can define consumer ___________________ as the simultaneous or sequence of multiple emotional states associated with acquisition and/or consumption processes.
A)expectations
B)desires
C)ambivalence
D)piety
E)sensitivity
11

The average firm is estimated to lose ____________ of its customers in a given year, mostly due to dissatisfaction.
A)10 %
B)15%
C)20%
D)25%
E)30%
12

____________ can take several different forms including compliments an organization may receive when it delivers especially satisfying outcomes, complaints to the company about performance failure, negative and positive word-of-mouth with other consumers or consuming organizations, or third party complaints or compliments.
A)Exit
B)Desire
C)Delight
D)Voice
E)Fairness
13

______________ is a deeply held commitment to rebuy or re-patronize a preferred product or service consistently in the future, despite situational influences and marketing efforts having the potential to cause switching behavior.
A)Adaption
B)Customer loyalty
C)Satisfaction drivers
D)Positive disconfirmation
E)Procedural fairness
14

____________ refers to positive and negative ways in which consumers restructure meanings, roles, and objects in the marketplace.
A)Effects
B)Exit
C)Aversive
D)Twist
E)Satisfaction
15

_______________ is a quarterly magazine with the twin goals of raising consciousness of commercial excess and elevating the media awareness and skills of those in the anti-consumerist movement.
A)GQ
B)Modern Home
C)Consumer Affairs
D)Adbusters
E)Voices of the Citizens

Fill in the Blank:



16

We can define _____________________ simply as an unpleasant level of consumption-related fulfillment.
A)dissatisfaction
B)equity sensitivity
C)customer grievance
D)disconfirmation
17

We can define ________________ simply as anticipation or predictions of future events.
A)desires
B)goals
C)expectations
D)fulfillment
18

When performances exceed expectations, __________________________ occurs and the likelihood of consumer satisfaction increases.
A)active expectation
B)negative disconfirmation
C)positive disconfirmation
D)contrast effect
19

___________________ refers to the manner in which the outcomes are delivered.
A)Positive disconfirmation
B)Procedural fairness
C)Exit fairness
D)Desires model
20

The problem of ______________________ is a legitimate concern for management as some consumers will try to improve their outcomes through this method.
A)satisfaction
B)equity sensitivity
C)fraudulent complaining
D)under-fulfillment



21

Individual post-purchase consumer behavior is of growing concern to marketers as they shift their focus from inducing consumers to purchase products and services to developing profitable long-term relationships with them.
A)True
B)False
22

Consumers can make satisfaction judgments with respect to only certain aspects or stages of product and service experiences.
A)True
B)False
23

Cross-culturally marketers should remember that the ideal customer satisfaction is always a universal.
A)True
B)False
24

There is no such thing as objective quality and managers interested in customer satisfaction need to find out how customers perceive quality.
A)True
B)False
25

Concepts that SERVQUAL measures, such as employee responsiveness or service reliability, mean the same things between service industries.
A)True
B)False
26

Dissatisfying events during a consumption episode can sometimes lead to consumers' repurchase.
A)True
B)False
27

Marketing communications that stress the outcomes of product use or non-use can be viewed as attempts to align choice and satisfaction dirvers.
A)True
B)False
28

Expectations can vary in abstractness, complexity, and accessibility.
A)True
B)False
29

Marketers often attempt to identify comparison objects for consumers in a way to make their products or services seem desirable or superior.
A)True
B)False
30

Satisfaction is a process extending across the entire consumption experience.
A)True
B)False




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