Why Do Coalitions Form More Often in a Government with Noncentrist

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Essay

Why do coalitions form more often in a government with noncentrist parties than one with centrist parties?

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

A training technique in which two stimuli are paired repeatedly; the response initially caused by the second stimulus becomes triggered by the first stimulus after some time.

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus after it has been repeatedly paired with an unconditioned stimulus.

Unconditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without prior learning or conditioning.

Neutral Stimulus

A stimulus that initially produces no specific response other than focusing attention. In classical conditioning, it becomes associated with an unconditioned stimulus.