Does Our Current System of Financing Elections Create a Perception

question 78

Multiple Choice

Does our current system of financing elections create a perception of corruption? Does the increased cost of elections make it impossible for candidates and officeholders to ignore the demands of wealthy donors, PACs, and corporations?

• A) Raise such funds via the Internet
• B) Stress particular issues
• C) Attempt to have an impact on voter turnout
• D) Express support for or against a specific candidate

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Definitions:

GABA

Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid, an inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain that helps regulate neuronal excitability and plays a key role in reducing anxiety and promoting relaxation.

Two-Factor Theory

The most influential theory of fear and phobias during the 1960s and 1970s. The model proposed that fears are acquired by classical conditioning, but maintained by operant conditioning.

Little Albert

The subject of a famous psychology experiment by John B. Watson which demonstrated that emotional responses could be conditioned in humans.

Little Hans

A case study by Sigmund Freud involving the analysis of a young boy's fear of horses, which Freud interpreted in terms of the Oedipus complex.