Showstoppers Refer to

question 214

Multiple Choice

Showstoppers refer to

• A)creative or innovative members of a marketing team.
• B)unexpected alternative uses for a product that result in a sudden increase in sales.
• C)factors that might doom a product in the marketplace.
• D)a sudden loss of financial backing even though the item is in production.
• E)a situation when a competitor's product suddenly beats a firm's new product to the marketplacE.Showstoppers are factors that might doom a product in the marketplace.

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Definitions:

Adapts

The act of making adjustments or changes in oneself or in a system to better suit new conditions or environments.

Placid

Describes a calm, peaceful, or tranquil state or demeanor.

New York Longitudinal Study

A research project that began in the 1950s tracking the temperamental characteristics of infants and how these traits relate to personality development.

Temperamental Category

A classification in psychology that describes inherent personality traits and behavior tendencies that are observable in infancy and assumed to be biologically based.