The Eligibility Pool Includes People with the Characteristics That Voters

question 18

Multiple Choice

The eligibility pool includes people with the characteristics that voters deem suitable for elective office. Which of the following is not a variable studied by researchers working to explain why so few women are elected to government office in the United States?

• A) Voter bias
• B) The impact of money on women's election rates
• C) Levels of political ambition of women in the eligibility pool
• D) Physical appearance of the female candidate

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Definitions:

Hackman And Oldham's

Refers to the Job Characteristics Model proposed by Richard Hackman and Greg Oldham, which suggests that job satisfaction is influenced by five core job dimensions.

Job Characteristics Model

A theory that proposes that the nature of a person's job can influence their job satisfaction and performance.

Task Identity

The degree to which a job requires completion of a whole and identifiable piece of work, contributing to a worker's sense of achievement and job satisfaction.

Selective Perception

The tendency to notice and interpret elements in our environment based on our expectations, beliefs, and attitudes.