Issues About Which People Think the Most and About Which

question 54

Multiple Choice

Issues about which people think the most and about which they hold strong and stable opinions are called

• A) public issues.
• B) social issues.
• C) salient issues.
• D) aggregate issues.

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Definitions:

Elizabeth Loftus

A cognitive psychologist known for her work on the malleability of human memory and its implications for eyewitness testimony.

False Positive

A test result that wrongly indicates the presence of a condition or attribute when it is not actually present.

Sensory Memory

The shortest-term element of memory, which acts as a buffer for stimuli received through the senses, lasting up to a few seconds.

Selectively Attended

The cognitive process of focusing on a particular object in the environment for a certain period, while ignoring other perceivable information.