Why Are Voters Generally Considered Myopic

question 120

Multiple Choice

Why are voters generally considered myopic?

• A) They vote based only on the economic policies of the candidates and not on their normative political policies.
• B) They focus on economic conditions in the year of the election not over the entire term of the presidency.
• C) They educate themselves thoroughly on the economic policies of the candidates in the election, but not on the political agendas.
• D) They educate themselves on issues that influence them personally, but not on issues that influence the larger society.

---

Definitions:

Mood-stabilizing Drug

Medications used primarily to treat mood disorders and prevent swings between mania and depression.

Lobotomy

A surgical procedure that involves severing connections in the brain's prefrontal lobe.

Nobel Prize

A set of international awards given annually in several categories including Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, Peace, and Economic Sciences, recognizing significant contributions.

Moniz

António Egas Moniz, a Portuguese neurologist who is credited with developing the technique of prefrontal leucotomy, for which he shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1949.