Putnam's Metaphor for the Decline in Civic Participation Is

question 45

Multiple Choice

Putnam's metaphor for the decline in civic participation is:

• A)Bowling alone
• B)Dancing alone
• C)What goes up must go down
• D)I did it my way

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Definitions:

Mental Resources

Cognitive capabilities and energy available to a person for logic, problem-solving, and the processing of information.

Attended Stimuli

Refers to the specific stimuli that a person is consciously focusing on or paying attention to among all other possible stimuli in the environment.

Controlled Processing

The carrying out of a cognitive task with a deliberate allocation of cognitive resources. Typically, controlled processing occurs on difficult and/or unfamiliar tasks requiring attention and is under conscious control.

Routine Tasks

Repetitive and predictable activities that require minimal cognitive effort to complete.