On Broad, Long-Term Foreign Policy Issues, Such as American Participation

question 38

Multiple Choice

On broad, long-term foreign policy issues, such as American participation in the North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement, larger business and industry groups find it difficult to get their members to speak with a single voice because:

• A) they find it difficult, as is the case in domestic policy lobbying, to overcome the free-rider problem.
• B) their members tend to pay more attention to domestic than foreign news, like most other Americans.
• C) the complexity of most foreign policy issues overwhelms many members.
• D) members may have many varying, and sometimes conflicting, economic interests that lead them to see policies in diverse ways.

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Definitions:

CS

Conditioning Stimulus; in conditioning, it's the stimulus that, when paired with an unconditioned stimulus, can elicit a conditioned response.

Unconditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a stimulus that naturally triggers a reflexive or unlearned response.

Salivation

The secretion of saliva, often in response to the sight, smell, or taste of food, which is part of the digestive process.

Food

Any nutritious substance that humans or animals eat or drink to maintain life and growth.