The Trading of Votes by Elected Officials to Secure Favorable

question 217

Multiple Choice

The trading of votes by elected officials to secure favorable outcomes is called

• A)splitting the difference.
• B)social engineering.
• C)logrolling.
• D)grandstanding.

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Definitions:

Positive Outcomes

Favorable results or benefits resulting from particular actions, behaviors, or interventions.

Instrumental Conditioning

A learning process wherein behavior is modified by the consequences of the behavior, with reinforcement used to increase desirable behaviors and punishment to decrease undesirable ones.

Classical Conditioning

The process of acquiring knowledge by forming connections between a stimulus found in the surroundings and one that arises on its own, which leads to the development of a learned reaction.

Reinforcement

In behavioral psychology, a process that increases the likelihood of a behavior by applying a stimulus after the behavior is exhibited.