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Which of the following is not a lesson from the consumer movement?


A) Product safety and consumer protection processes have flaws.
B) In the United States consumers must fight overconsumption.
C) Consumers can force companies to change their behaviors through boycotts.
D) The consumer movement is essential for achieving a fair and just marketplace.

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The Credit Card Act of 2009


A) is likely to reduce the cost of credit cards.
B) offers an opt out provision which is really a right to cancel the credit card.
C) provides universal opportunity for rate increases.
D) provides availability of cards to young people.

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Utilize the knowledge you have gained to respond to the following essay questions.Your answers should state your position and use logical arguments and content from this and other chapters in the textbook to support it. Do you think PepsiCo's progressive plan for the future will satisfy both goals of being socially responsible and making money.

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The plan does seem ambitious,achievable,...

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Nearly half of CEOs surveyed concede that their companies do not deserve their customers' loyalty.

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Provide a short answer to each of these questions.Be sure to fully explain your answer. The textbook claims that warranties have become more important as e-commerce has become more popular.Why might this be true?

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E-commerce connects distant (both in ter...

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Most consumers today accept that advertising attempts to persuade them.

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Issues related to product information include all of the following except


A) advertising.
B) warranties.
C) labeling.
D) website design.

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Not telling the whole truth in advertisements is a widely used practice called concealing facts.

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Provide a short answer to each of these questions.Be sure to fully explain your answer. Describe the main issues related to using psychological appeals in advertising.

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Psychological appeals persuade on the ba...

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Puffery is another way of saying that a statement is an exaggeration that uses


A) general superlatives.
B) ambiguous praise.
C) vague commendations.
D) special terminology.

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Which of the following is not a commonly recognized benefit of advertising?


A) It stimulates competition.
B) It provides information useful in comparison shopping.
C) It provides competitors with information.
D) It lowers the price of goods and services.

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Utilize the knowledge you have gained to respond to the following essay questions.Your answers should state your position and use logical arguments and content from this and other chapters in the textbook to support it. Charges have been leveled against liquor companies for targeting their ads toward children.One commercial series specifically cited is the Budweiser frog sequence.Evaluate the accuracy of these charges.

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This argument (along with the charges ag...

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Provide a short answer to each of these questions.Be sure to fully explain your answer. What role are the cigarette companies now playing in the ethical issues surrounding smokeless tobacco?

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A company worth watching today is Altria...

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Self-regulation in advertising relies on the advertiser itself to control its advertising conduct and performance.

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Utilize the knowledge you have gained to respond to the following essay questions.Your answers should state your position and use logical arguments and content from this and other chapters in the textbook to support it. Describe the different types of self-regulation in advertising.Which type do you think is most effective? Why?

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The textbook describes five types of sel...

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The Federal Packaging and Labeling Act of 1967 is administered by the


A) Federal Trade Commission.
B) Consumer Products Council.
C) Interstate Commerce Commission.
D) Federal Drug Administration.

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The basic activity of CARU is


A) nominating exceptional children's advertising for national awards.
B) to develop guidelines for effective advertising to children.
C) to review and evaluate child-directed advertising in all media.
D) monitor new developments in ads directed toward children.

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Free Press is


A) a coalition of 50 groups fighting product and plot placements.
B) the Federal Communications Commission
C) The Federal Trade Commission.
D) A Consumer Protection Agency.

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The fact that Abercrombie and Fitch terminated its sexually explicit catalogue is evidence that


A) the Christian right is changing American values.
B) the feminist movement is an active force in advertising.
C) sex does not necessarily sell.
D) consumers are more interested in clothing than in sex.

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The father of the consumer movement is


A) Ralph Nader.
B) Dan Murtaugh.
C) Michael Moore.
D) Richard Nixon.

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