The Failure of Majority Rule to Produce Transitive Preferences for Society

question 136

Short Answer

The failure of majority rule to produce transitive preferences for society is called the

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Definitions:

Perceptual Assimilation

The process by which new information is interpreted and integrated into an existing cognitive framework or understanding.

Signal-detection Theory

A means to measure the ability to differentiate between information-bearing patterns and random patterns that distract from the information.

Fechner's Law

A principle describing the relationship between the intensity of a stimulus and the magnitude of the sensory experience, stating that the intensity must increase geometrically to produce a linear increase in perception.

Sensory Adaptation

The mechanism where sensory receptors reduce their responsiveness to stimuli that remain constant over time.