It Has Become Increasingly Common for Those Who Leave Positions

question 46

Multiple Choice

It has become increasingly common for those who leave positions with the federal government to become lobbyists or consultants for the private-interest groups they helped to regulate. This is called

• A) the "heroes to zeroes" complex.
• B) the "free rider" problem.
• C) "Potomac fever."
• D) the "revolving door" syndrome.
• E) "lobbying addiction."

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Definitions:

Long-Term Potentiation

A long-lasting increase in signal transmission between two neurons, considered a central mechanism behind learning and memory.

Conditioned Eyeblink

A classical conditioning experiment where a subject learns to blink in response to a conditioned stimulus, typically a tone, that has been associated with an unconditioned stimulus, like a puff of air to the eye.

Hypothalamus

A neural structure lying below (hypo) the thalamus; it directs several maintenance activities (eating, drinking, body temperature), helps govern the endocrine system via the pituitary gland, and is linked to emotion and reward.

Amygdala

A section of the brain's limbic system involved in emotion, particularly fear and pleasure.