Candidates in a Two-Person Race Express Very Similar Positions a Few

question 78

Multiple Choice

Candidates in a two-person race express very similar positions a few weeks before the election.A voter complains that there is not much difference between the two candidates.What this voter misunderstands or ignores is that

• A) each candidate has an incentive to be like the other.
• B) each candidate has an incentive to be different from the other.
• C) each candidate has an incentive to be perceived as in the "middle of the road," and if both candidates correctly act on this incentive they will end up sounding alike.
• D) this simply happens sometimes.
• E) none of the above

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Definitions:

Repression

A defense mechanism in psychoanalytic theory where unpleasant or traumatic memories are unconsciously excluded from conscious thought.

Decay

The process of gradual deterioration or the breakdown of organic matter, or, in terms of memory, the fading of information over time when it is not actively maintained or rehearsed.

Retrieval

The process of getting information out of memory storage and back into conscious awareness.

Retention

The ability to hold onto or keep information in the memory over time.