As Discussed in the Textbook, the American Journalist Walter Lippmann

question 26

Multiple Choice

As discussed in the textbook, the American journalist Walter Lippmann stated that "the real environment is altogether too big, too complex, and too fleeting, for direct acquaintance....We have to construct it on a simpler model before we can manage with it." By a "simpler model," he means

• A) priming.
• B) discrimination.
• C) paired distinctiveness.
• D) a stereotype.

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Definitions:

Business Enterprises

Business Enterprises refer to organizations engaged in commercial, industrial, or professional activities.

Elite Theory

posits that societal power is concentrated in the hands of a small, elite group, and that this minority makes the most important political decisions.

Self-Interest

Actions or decisions motivated by personal gain or benefit, often used in the context of economic behaviors and theories.

Elite Theory

A theory in political science and sociology that suggests that societies are divided into a ruling elite and the masses, with the elite exercising significant power regardless of governmental organization.