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1. In the U.S., fewer than half of households contain ________, which is down from 76 percent in 1940, significantly influencing marketers’ decision making.
A) married couples B) grandparents C) children D)single adults
2. When marketers conduct an “environmental scan,” they might do which of the following?
A) Investigate competitors’ products, pricing, place, and promotion.
B) Conduct original research on customer needs and preferences.
C) Investigate competitors’ products, pricing, place, and promotion and review the broader economic, political, cultural, legal, and demographic factors impacting the marketing mix.
3. Market researchers often study various influences on consumer buying patterns and purchasing behaviors. ________ are examples of factors that strongly influence consumer behavior.
A) Social class
B) Cultural, social, and psychological factors
C) Motivations and perceptions
D) Subcultures
4. Collecting consumer insights and data can be expensive and time-consuming. Therefore, marketers sometimes make use of ________ such as shopping insights published by third-party companies and data from commercial online databases such as LexisNexis.
A) primary data
B) secondary data
C) consumer data
D) big data