Quiz

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1. Ethical consumption motives

  1. are always clear-cut
  2. are usually simple
  3. can encompass a variety of different motives
  4. are always based on religious beliefs

 

Answer:

C. can encompass a variety of different motives

 

2. Pious consumption is

  1. consumption based on biblical principles
  2. consumption of goods made exclusively by people of a certain religion
  3. non-consumption of goods based on vague ideas
  4. following consumption based on some form of holy scripture

 

Answer:

D. following consumption based on some form of holy scripture

 

3. Patriotic consumption could also be called

  1. ethnocentric consumption
  2. religious consumption
  3. social consumption
  4. mindful consumption

 

Answer:

A. ethnocentric consumption

 

4. Green consumption is based on

  1. consuming only products that are recyclable
  2. minimising environmental impact of consumption
  3. complete avoidance of consumption
  4. nationalistic consumption principles

 

Answer:

B. minimising environmental impact of consumption

 

5. Boycotts are

  1. non-consumption of products from specific organisations/countries
  2. consumption of products from specific organisations/countries
  3. temperance of consumption
  4. always successful

 

Answer:

A. non-consumption of products from specific organisations/countries

 

6. Buycotts are

  1. non-consumption of products from specific organisations/countries
  2. consumption of products from specific organisations/countries
  3. temperance of consumption
  4. always successful

 

Answer:

B. consumption of products from specific organisations/countries

 

7. Norms and beliefs models

  1. explain all consumption behaviour
  2. are better at explaining consumption behaviour than mixed models
  3. offer only a partial explanation for consumption behaviour
  4. explain ethical consumption fully

 

Answer:

C. offer only a partial explanation for consumption behaviour

 

8. Mixed models

  1. take social, environmental, economical and other factors for ethical consumption into consideration
  2. are less powerful than economic models
  3. are simple to use
  4. are not useful for ethical consumption

 

Answer:

A. take social, environmental, economical and other factors for ethical consumption into consideration

 

9. Spillover effects

  1. are always negative
  2. are always positive
  3. can be both positive and negative
  4. are too small to measure

 

Answer:

C. can be both positive and negative

 

10. Negative spillover can be explained by

  1. rebound effects
  2. moral licencing
  3. single action bias
  4. all three

 

Answer:

D. all three