Suppose a Poll Is Taken to Sample Voter Preferences in an Upcoming

question 17

Multiple Choice

Suppose a poll is taken to sample voter preferences in an upcoming presidential election. To conduct the poll, an interviewer standing on a street corner in the financial district of a large city asks questions of people as they pass by. What result would be expected from such a poll?

• A) The people on the street corner would refuse to speak to the interviewer.
• B) The people interviewed would not be candid with their answers.
• C) The responses would be biased in favor of the Democratic candidate.
• D) The responses would be biased in favor of the Republican candidate.
• E) The responses would accurately predict the outcome of the election.

Identify how person perception is formed and its effects on social judgments.

Understand the effects of attractiveness on person perception and social treatment.

Explain the concept of illusory correlations and how they contribute to biased perceptions.

Comprehend the role of attributions in explaining one's own and others' behavior.

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