Which of the Following Best Explains the Assumptions of Constituency

question 60

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best explains the assumptions of constituency?

• A)Voters have attitudes, and those attitudes are expressed through political action.
• B)The public has knowledge assets, and those assets are expressed through representative activation.
• C)Candidates need political information, and the value of political information can be measured.
• D)Constituents have preferences and attitudes that can be meaningfully expressed and measured.

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Definitions:

Dispositional Factors

Aspects of an individual's personality that influence their behavior and attitudes in various situations.

Self-serving Bias

A cognitive bias where individuals attribute success to internal factors like their abilities or effort, while attributing failures to external factors beyond their control.

Situational Factors

External conditions or events that influence an individual's behavior, decisions, and performance.

Actor-observer Effect

A psychological phenomenon where people tend to attribute their own actions to situational factors, while attributing others' actions to their personalities.