Rational Ignorance Suggests That Voters May Not Spend Much Time

question 36

Multiple Choice

Rational ignorance suggests that voters may not spend much time examining candidates before an election because

• A)politics is boring
• B)each voter has virtually no chance of deciding the election
• C)public choices are not important to society
• D)candidates are chosen by the electoral college
• E)candidates are usually so different that it is easy to determine which is better

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Definitions:

Observational Learning

A learning process through which individuals acquire new behaviors or knowledge by watching and imitating others.

Reproduction

The biological process by which new individual organisms are produced by their parents.

Reinforcement

A process in learning theory used to encourage or establish a desired behavior by offering rewards or consequences.

Kolb's Learning Styles

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