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TRUE/FALSE
1. Personality is a relatively global and enduring evaluation of an object, issue, person, or action.
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3. Favorability refers to how easily and how readily an attitude can be retrieved from memory.
ANS: F
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4. Attitudes can be described as ambivalent if consumers are completely neutral about an object.
ANS: F
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5. Research indicates that ad messages with information about product function can provoke thinking
about the product and stimulate positive product attitudes.
ANS: T
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6. Marketers do NOT want consumers to view ads and have support arguments as thoughts.
ANS: F
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7. Consumers who generate counterarguments and source derogations will have strong favorable
attitudes toward an offering.
ANS: F
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8. A consumer involved in a television program comes up with less support arguments and more
counterarguments.
ANS: F
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9. Sources tend to be more trustworthy when they have the following three characteristics: (1) familiarity,
(2) status, and (3) attractiveness.
ANS: F
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11. Three factors that affect the credibility of a message are: (1) quality of its argument, (2) whether it is a
one-sided or two-sided message, and (3) whether it is believable.
ANS: F
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12. Two-sided messages containing both positive and negative information about an offering are not
effective.
ANS: F
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13. An indirect comparative message is the most common type of message in an ad.
ANS: T
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15. Research indicates that fear appeals are an effective form of advertising.
ANS: F
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16. The hedonic dimension is when a consumer likes an ad and the ad creates positive feelings or
emotions.
ANS: T
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17. According to the TORA model, normative factors are NOT likely to affect the attitude-behavior
relationship.
ANS: F
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
18. A(n) ____ is an overall evaluation that expresses how much we like or dislike an object, issue, person,
or action.
a. personality
b. belief
c. cognition
d. attitude
e. view
ANS: D
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19. The children and grandchildren of baby boomers have developed a more favorable evaluation of the
military, leading them to be more willing to serve in the military. This evaluation could also be referred
to as a(n)
a. affect
b. counter judgment.
c. cognitive dissonance particle.
d. attitude
e. view.
ANS: D
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22. Filene's attitude toward using dental floss was hard to change. Despite teachers' and doctors' advice,
she always believed that using dental floss was unnecessary. On the other hand, she changed her highsugar diet as soon as the doctor told her to do so. These two attitudes vary in their
a. resistance to change.
b. persuasiveness.
c. confidence.
d. depth.
e. accessibility of information.
ANS: A
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23. No matter what the evidence showed, Robert would not change his attitudes toward his favorite brand
of toilet paper. This is an example of attitude
a. function.
b. resistance to change.
c. accessibility.
d. favorability.
e. motivation.
ANS: B
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24. Lily did not like liver because its appearance made her feel bad. Her bad attitude toward liver was
based on
a. involvement.
b. emotions.
c. cognitions or beliefs.
d. preattitudes.
e. motivation.
ANS: B
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25. Two dimensions along which attitude formation and change can vary are whether they are based on
affect or cognition and the
a. level of motivation.
b. hierarchical structure.
c. level of ability.
d. opportunity for structure.
e. consistency.
ANS: C
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27. Because Jerry is an enthusiastic video gamer, he pays close attention to every ad about a new video
game system. ____ is the best way to describe his attitude formation and change in this area.
a. High-strength schema formation
b. Elaborative schema formation
c. Central-route processing
d. Involvement belief formation
e. Peripheral-route processing
ANS: C
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30. Peripheral-route processing is used to describe attitude formation and change processes when
consumer
a. elaboration is likely to be high.
b. effort is likely to be low
c. effort is likely to be high.
d. involvement is high.
e. motivation is high.
ANS: B
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b.
c.
d.
e.
high consumer effort and thus are not encoded directly from the message.
images that are taken not from direct sight but from our peripheral vision.
superficial cues within the message.
our senses of smell and taste, not sight.
ANS: D
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32. Mousetrap Ltd. found that their target market really cared and had strong opinions and emotions about
their market offering. In this case, management could influence attitudes either cognitively or
a. motivationally.
b. through peripheral routes.
c. by memory.
d. through involvement.
e. affectively.
ANS: E
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33. Sam identifies himself as a Detroit Tigers fan and as such he has positive attitudes about brands that
are endorsed by Detroit players. This is an example of
a. direct experience influencing attitudes.
b. reasoning by analogy influencing attitudes.
c. value-driven attitudes.
d. social-identity based attitude influence.
e. cognitive responses to sports.
ANS: D
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34. The basic idea behind ____ is that consumers' reactions to a message affect their attitudes.
a. the cognitive response model
b. Weber's theory
c. Weber's law
d. consumer response theory
e. the affective cognition theory
ANS: A
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35. After his success in winning more medals for swimming at the London Olympics, Michael Phelps is
considered a very credible source for swimwear brands such as Speedo. He is a credible source
because of
a. attractiveness.
b. likeability.
c. expertise.
d. friendliness.
e. gullibility.
ANS: C
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36. Every time Brad sees an ad for broccoli that claims it will make consumers popular, he thinks to
himself, "Nonsense. Nothing will make me popular. That movie star is just paid to say that." This is an
example of
a. beliefs.
b. cognitive responses.
c. affective tags.
d. motivational stimuli.
e. affective stimuli.
ANS: B
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37. Researchers have developed categories to describe the types of cognitive responses consumers have to
communications. These are
a. cognitive and affective responses.
b. cognition, affect, and behavior.
c. counterarguments, support arguments, and source derogation.
d. conation, affect, and cognition.
e. central arguments, peripheral arguments, and nonarguments.
ANS: C
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38. Thoughts such as "that is impossible" or "that is not what US Weekly said" describe
a. disagreeable affect.
b. counterarguments.
c. peripheral arguments.
d. central arguments.
e. source derogations.
ANS: B
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39. Thoughts such as "This sounds great" or "I really need something like this" are best thought of as
examples of
a. agreeable affect.
b. central arguments.
c. peripheral arguments.
d. source derogations.
e. support arguments.
ANS: E
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41. Thoughts such as ____ are best thought of as examples of source derogations.
a. "This guy is lying"
b. "This product won't work"
c. "This product will work"
d. "I agree"
e. "I disagree"
ANS: A
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42. For cognitive responses, counter arguments and ____ will result in negative attitudes.
a. heuristic affect
b. source derogations
c. peripheral affect
d. systemic affect
e. unstable cognitions
ANS: B
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43. When a message presents weak arguments, consumers generate more ____ and fewer ____.
a. central arguments / source derogations
b. central arguments / central functionalities
c. counter arguments / support arguments
d. support arguments / source derogations
e. belief discrepancy / source derogations
ANS: C
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44. ____ create more counterarguments because consumers want to maintain their existing belief
structures and do so by arguing against the message.
a. Source derogations
b. Support arguments
c. Belief discrepancies
d. Peripheral arguments
e. Central arguments
ANS: C
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45. A message supporting handgun control will generate a lot of counterarguments among National Rifle
Association (NRA) members. This is an example of a ____ that creates counterarguments.
a. source derogation
b. support argument
c. belief discrepancy
d. peripheral argument
e. central argument
ANS: C
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46. Nathan wanted to remain in a positive mood even though he disagreed with the content of the
commercial, so he
a. increased support arguments.
b. increased source derogations.
c. increased central arguments.
d. increased peripheral processing.
e. decreased counterarguments.
ANS: E
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47. ____ has been widely applied in the consumer behavior field to explain how attitudes form and
change.
a. The expectancy-value model
b. Weber's theory
c. Weber's law
d. The lexicographical model
e. The affective cognition theory
ANS: A
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48. According to ____, attitudes are based on beliefs and the evaluation of these beliefs.
a. Weber's theory
b. the expectancy-value model
c. the theory of reasoned action
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50. The principle that the more specific the attitude is to the behavior of interest, such as buying a new car,
the more likely the attitude will be related to the behavior incorporated in the TORA model, is known
as
a. behavioral consistency.
b. attitudinal consistency.
c. affective-cognitive linkage.
d. attitude specificity.
e. behavioral attitude theory.
ANS: D
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51. Belief about the consequences of an act and ____ influence attitude toward the act for the TORA
model.
a. evaluation of these consequences
b. affect about the behavioral intentions
c. cognition about the behavioral intentions
d. social influence
e. actual behaviors rather than behavioral intentions
ANS: A
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52. Consumer attitudes are partially based on their beliefs about an object. These beliefs are also called
a. cognitions.
b. emotions.
c. affects.
d. categorizations.
e. counterarguments.
ANS: A
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54. David was very involved with watching the World Series, therefore when an ad for the Toyota Camry
aired during the game, that likely ____ to the ad.
a. generated fewer cognitive responses
b.
c.
d.
e.
ANS: E
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55. The Theory of Planned Behavior extends the TORA model by examining consumers'
a. self images.
b. cognitive responses.
c. perceived behavioral control.
d. affective responses.
e. resistance to change.
ANS: C
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56. After his success in winning more medals at the London Olympics, Michael Phelps is considered a
very credible source for swimwear brands such as Speedo. He is credible because of his
a. attractiveness.
b. likeability.
c. expertise.
d. friendliness.
e. gullibility.
ANS: C
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57. Former Vice President and Presidential candidate Bob Dole appeared in a series of ads for Viagra
implying that he suffered from erectile dysfunction (ED). These ads were perceived to be very credible
because Bob Dole
a. has a medical degree and thus is an expert source.
b. is a politician and thus is considered trustworthy.
c. has a pleasant smile.
d. is seen as going against his own self interest by implying he has ED.
e. is from Kansas and is therefore truthful.
ANS: E
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58. ____ may have an important impact on behavioral intentions because there are likely to be people
whose opinions and beliefs will affect what we do.
a. Cognitions
b. Motivation
c. Subjective norms
d. Attitudes toward the act
e. Schemas
ANS: C
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59. ____ sometimes have a greater effect on behavioral intentions than subjective norms, depending on
circumstances.
a. Cognitions
b. Motivations
c. Peripheral processes
d. Attitudes toward an act
e. Schemas
ANS: D
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60. The TORA model suggests four strategies for changing attitudes and behavioral intentions, which
include all of the following except
a. changing beliefs.
b. changing support arguments.
c. changing evaluations.
d. adding a new belief.
e. targeting normative beliefs.
ANS: B
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61. In order to lure tourists, an industrial suburb has started to show pictures of its beautiful parks,
lakefronts, and a newly rebuilt commercial district. This is an example of changing beliefs by
a. lessening negative beliefs.
b. lessening the affect for the object.
c. strengthening positive beliefs.
d. increasing the total number of beliefs about the object.
e. making the subjective norms more positive.
ANS: C
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62. For many years, Volkswagen has maintained fairly consistent styling for its vehicles, especially its
vans. This led to the campaign slogan "Still ugly after all these years," which attempts to increase the
importance of a tradition in a humorous way. This is best thought of as an example of an attitudechange strategy to
a. make attitudes toward the object more important than subjective norms.
b. change beliefs.
c. add a new belief.
d. change evaluations.
e. target normative beliefs.
ANS: D
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63. The Canon Xapshot camera, which records pictures on a computer disk, introduces several new beliefs
including "seeing your pictures instantly on your TV" and "the ability to erase unwanted photos." This
is best thought of as an example of using an attitude-change strategy to
a. make attitudes toward the object more important than subjective norms.
b. change beliefs.
c. target normative beliefs.
d. change evaluations.
e. add a new belief.
ANS: E
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64. Marketers can help change consumer attitudes in this major strategy:
a. changing beliefs
b. appealing to group beliefs
c. appealing to the evaluative component
d. adding new beliefs
e. changing the speed at which individuals process information
ANS: A
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65. In forming attitudes using high effort, all of the following could be thought of as credible sources,
except a message from a(n)
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
ANS: B
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66. If consumers hold an existing attitude with confidence, credible sources will
a. have greater impact.
b. affect emotions but not cognitions.
c. have less impact.
d. affect cognitions but not emotions.
e. have a boomerang effect.
ANS: C
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67. The phrase "Where's the beef?" kept ringing in Joshua's head, but he could not remember where he had
heard it. This is an example of the
a. decay effect.
b. memory lapse phenomenon.
c. rapid decay phenomenon.
d. sleeper effect.
e. connective phenomenon.
ANS: D
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68. A few years ago, Volvo tried to prove the safety of its cars by driving large vehicles over a (albeit steelreinforced) Volvo and explaining that the car could withstand a large force. This is an example of a
company using ____ to change attitudes.
a. peripheral processing
b. schemas
c. associations
d. counterarguments
e. strong arguments
ANS: E
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72. With ____, advertisers explicitly name a competitor or set of competitors and attack them on the basis
of an attribute or benefit.
a. two-sided messages
b. one-sided messages
c. indirect comparison messages
d. direct comparisons
e. source derogations
ANS: D
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74. ____ is when a stimulus has strong emotional relevance to the consumer.
a. Cognitive involvement
b. Cognitive awareness
c. Emotional awareness
d. Affective involvement
e. Relevant involvement
ANS: D
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75. Melissa was emotionally involved in the television advertisement for Delta Airlines. It brought back all
sorts of good images and feelings from her childhood experience with her family. Melissa is
experiencing what is (are) best known as ____ to the ad.
a. affective responses
b. primary responses
c. secondary responses
d. peripheral processing
e. cognitive responses
ANS: A
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76. Research has suggested that when consumers are using central route processing, attractive sources tend
to evoke favorable attitudes if they are appropriate for the offering category. This effect has been called
the
a. elaboration likelihood effect.
b. match-up hypothesis.
c. elaboration dimension.
d. attractiveness effect.
e. source effect.
ANS: B
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77. Casey thought that the salesman was charming; he reminded her of her father. She bought a digital
camera based on his recommendations. This is an example of
a. high-pressure sales tactics.
b. positioning of a customer familiarity.
c. strategic modeling.
d. customer paring of information cognitively.
e. source attractiveness influencing customer attitudes.
ANS: E
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78. A commercial for a cleaning product showed a refrigerator with old food stains and a guest of the
owner about to open the refrigerator. This commercial might elicit customers to buy the product that
will help clean their refrigerator. The message is using ____ to influence customer attitudes.
a. strategic positioning of the product
b. correct product placement
c. fear appeals
d. cognitive planning
e. urgent appeals
ANS: C
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79. There is some evidence that if we see an advertisement we like, our overall ____ will influence our
brand attitudes and behavior.
a. brand image
b. brand awareness of the ad
c. attitude toward the ad
d. elaboration likelihood
e. awareness of the ad
ANS: C
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80. According to the ____, a marketing communication such as an ad discouraging consumers from
drinking and driving, that depicts a fatal consequence of the behavior may be ineffective at changing
consumers' attitudes or behavior.
a. Cognitive Response Theory
b. Theory of Reasoned Action
c. Theory of Planned Behavior
d. Terror Management Theory
e. Elaboration Likelihood Model
ANS: D
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81. Attitudes are more likely to predict behavior when the level of involvement is high, and consumers
think extensively about the information that gives rise to their attitudes. In which case would this be
most likely be true?
a. selecting a private school for children
b. choosing a brand of pancake mix
c. purchasing tickets to a movie
d. purchasing a book
e. choosing a brand of toilet tissue
ANS: A
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ESSAY
82. What are the characteristics of attitudes?
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83. Explain the relationship between cognition and affect in consumers' attitudes.
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84. Compare and contrast the central and peripheral-route processes of attitude change.
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86. In what ways does MAO impact attitude formation and change?
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87. What is the cognitive response model and why might it be important to marketers?
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88. Suppose an NRA (National Rifle Association) member sees an ad for gun control. Use the cognitive
response model to analyze what might occur.
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91. Outline an example of attitude formation using the TORA model, from salient beliefs to behavioral
intentions.
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92. The TORA model suggests five major strategies for attitude change. Describe these strategies.
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94. When is a credible source most effective for attitude change? Give an example.
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95. Describe the factors that can enhance the effectiveness of a message.
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97. When are indirect comparative messages more effective than direct comparative messages?
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99. Research has identified three major sources that can lead to a positive attitude toward an ad. What are
these sources?
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