Which of the Following Is True About the Marketing Environment

question 163

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about the marketing environment?

• A) Competitive marketing environment forces are the hardest to understand.
• B) Changing marketing environment forces are always advantageous for marketers.
• C) The effects of marketing environment forces can be difficult to predict.
• D) Marketing environment forces usually do not impact one another.
• E) Good marketers are able to anticipate all marketing environment forces before they arise.

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Definitions:

Predictable

Capable of being forecasted with a high degree of accuracy; the quality of being known before it happens.

Determinism

The philosophical doctrine that all events, including human action, are ultimately determined by causes external to the will.

Physical Cause

An ailment or condition that can be attributed to a tangible or biological factor rather than psychological influences.

Hereditarianism

The theory that genetic inheritance is a primary determinant of human traits including intelligence, personality, and behavior.