The Fact That Voters Perceive Their Votes as Unlikely to Actually

question 112

Multiple Choice

The fact that voters perceive their votes as unlikely to actually change the outcome of an election causes

• A) voters to have little incentive to become informed about candidates and political issues.
• B) voters to spend a great deal of effort becoming informed about candidates and political issues.
• C) the percent of people who actually turn out to cast a vote on election day to be very high.
• D) people to be extremely reluctant to "waste" their votes on a third-party candidate.

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Definitions:

Visual Acuity

The clarity or sharpness of vision, measured as the capability to identify letters or numbers at a standardized distance.

Accommodation

The eye's ability to change its focus from distant to near objects, achieved by changing the lens shape.

Diverge

To move or extend in different directions from a common point; to branch off.

Photopupillary Reflex

The reflexive constriction of the pupil in response to bright light, which helps to protect the retina from potential damage by reducing the amount of light entering the eye.