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The cracked and buckled pavement of the parking lot outside the superstore illustrates how physical evidence can assume the role of package.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following service organizations has an elaborate environment?


A) Six Flags over Texas
B) Dave's Dry Cleaners
C) Nancy's Nails
D) The Cutting Edge Hair Salon
E) New Attitudes Car Wash

F) None of the above
G) C) and E)

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For a physical evidence strategy to be effective,it must:


A) Offer customization capabilities
B) Create departmental integration
C) Be linked clearly to the organization's overall goals and vision
D) Be blueprinted
E) Avoid creating negative ambient conditions

F) None of the above
G) A) and C)

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In a sense,the servicescape can be viewed as nonverbal communications.

A) True
B) False

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In a(n) _____ environment,the service facility can be designed to keep its employees motivated and to facilitate productivity,teamwork and operational efficiency without any consideration of customers.


A) Self-service
B) Vertical service
C) Remote service
D) Saleable service
E) Interpersonal services

F) A) and C)
G) A) and D)

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Every time Beth takes her three-year-old daughter shopping,the child complains about unpleasant smells.A sharp olfactory sense makes _____ in retail situations extremely important to Beth and her daughter.


A) Natural environments
B) Functional forms
C) Ambient conditions
D) Spatial formats
E) Sensory symbols

F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

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When you visit the web site for Hyatt hotels,you can look at pictures of its newest hotels,register for its continuity programs and make reservations quickly.These elements of its web site are all examples of:


A) Service encounter arena
B) Technological intangibility
C) Responsiveness
D) Physical evidence
E) A technological service arena

F) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

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Sunoco in Canada realizes the importance of physical evidence to determining the value of the service being provided.As a result,it has refurbished its restrooms and committed its station operators to maintaining hygienic restrooms.A clean-smelling restroom is an example of a positive:


A) Artifact
B) Functional form
C) Ambient condition
D) Spatial format
E) Service symbol

F) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

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Based on the Framework for Understanding Physical Environment-User Relationships,a person's ___________ to the servicescape is what influences his or her behavior in the service environment.


A) Approach to
B) Commitment to
C) Affiliation with
D) Internal response to
E) Route to

F) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

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Coinstar is a self-service coin-counter found in many supermarkets.You pour your coins in and the machine counts the coins and gives you bills for an 8.9 percent fee.In terms of servicescape complexity,a Coinstar machine is a(n) _____ service environment.


A) Tangible
B) Lean
C) Flexible
D) Open
E) Elaborate

F) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

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Physical evidence strategy begins with the recognition of the strategic importance of physical evidence in determining service quality expectations and perceptions and then moves directly to the identification of additional physical evidence that would do the job even better than what now exists.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following is an example of a remote service environment?


A) Scarlett O'Haira hair salon
B) First National Bank of Polk County
C) The Home Depot
D) Pizza Hut restaurant
E) Carolina Power,an electricity provider

F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

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The McDonald's arches and the Toys 'R' Us mascot Geoffrey Giraffe are both examples of which composite dimension?


A) Ambient conditions
B) Functional forms
C) Spatial shapes
D) Signs,symbols and artifacts
E) Holistic icons

F) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

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Once an organization that is developing a physical evidence strategy has recognized the strategic impact of physical evidence,it should next:


A) Update and modernize this physical evidence
B) Clarify the tactical roles of the servicescape
C) Create a cross-functional work team
D) Blueprint the physical evidence of service
E) Map the service encounter points

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Addison White is an event planner who specializes in family reunions.He creates situations in which family members can visit,share memories and get to know each other more intimately.He may rent the family a large house in the mountains or schedule them for a picnic in a national forest.White relies on ______ behavior to make the reunions a success.


A) Social interaction
B) Cognitive
C) Avoidance
D) Ergonomic
E) Holistic

F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

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Spatial layout and functionality increase in importance when:


A) Service is provided in a self-service environment
B) Customers are under no time pressure
C) Service is provided in a remote environment
D) Photographic blueprints are used to assess the service process
E) Service is provided in an interpersonal services environment

F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

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Which of the following acts as the stimulus in the stimulus-organism-response model?


A) Employees
B) The multidimensional service environment
C) Customer emotions
D) Customer
E) Customer purchase behavior

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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The patient examination room in a doctor's office is a:


A) Servicespan
B) Service encounter arena
C) Servicescape
D) Service encounter place
E) Service ground

F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

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When you visit the web site for Hyatt hotels,you can look at pictures of its newest hotels,register for its continuity programs and make reservations quickly.Because the site is inviting,attractive and fun to browse,customers perceive the Hyatt hotels to also be this way.By designing it this way,Hyatt has used:


A) Clue management
B) Customer-driven cues
C) Company-oriented tangibles
D) A visual enhancement strategy
E) A virtual enhancement strategy

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Many people expect checkered tablecloths and bottles of Chianti wine at Italian restaurants and fortune cookies at Chinese restaurants.These are both examples of which composite dimension?


A) Ambient conditions
B) Functional forms
C) Spatial shapes
D) Signs,symbols and artifacts
E) Holistic icons

F) A) and B)
G) A) and D)

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