The Answer Is: "Rational Ignorance

question 46

Multiple Choice

The answer is: "rational ignorance." What is the question?

• A) Why do special interest groups lobby politicians?
• B) What causes a candidate in a two-person political race to take polls?
• C) What explains why voters often know very little about the candidates and the issues?
• D) What motivates the free rider?

Appreciate the interdisciplinary connections and practical applications of psychology, such as its influence on technology and therapy.

Understand the basic assumptions and concepts of various schools of psychology such as psychoanalytic, behaviorism, humanism, and Gestalt psychology.

Distinguish between the interests and focuses of different types of psychologists (e.g., clinical, experimental, social).

Identify the founders or key figures associated with major schools of psychology.

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