The Cycle Effect on Presidential Popularity Is Caused by the ______

question 61

Multiple Choice

The cycle effect on presidential popularity is caused by the ______.

• A) fact that presidents always promise one thing while running but do something different when governing
• B) fickle nature of the American public
• C) fact that presidents inevitably turn out to be solely politicians
• D) fact that almost every decision that presidents make will be unpopular with some people, and the number of people angry with presidents grows over time as they make more decisions
• E) fact that presidents can pay off their supporters, and therefore, their popularity almost always increases during their term

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Definitions:

Cognitive Assessment

The process of measuring an individual's mental functions and abilities, typically involving tests or evaluations of memory, reasoning, attention, and language skills.

Concurrent Evaluations

A process where multiple assessments or evaluations are conducted at the same time to compare outcomes, effectiveness, or other variables.

Retrospective Evaluations

Assessments or reviews of past events or actions to judge their efficacy or significance.

Attribution Retraining

A cognitive-behavior modification intervention based on the theory that students’ causal explanations for why they are performing well or poorly have implications for their behavioral persistence, expectancies for future performance, and emotional reactions to success and failure. The goal of attribution retraining is to increase students’ behavioral persistence while performing tasks.