The Most Obvious Link Between a Terrorist Attack and Elections

question 7

Multiple Choice

The most obvious link between a terrorist attack and elections in recent history was

• A) in March 2004, when the deadly train attack in Madrid by Islamic terrorists just three days before Spain's parliamentary elections.
• B) the U.S. Presidential Election in the year 2000 between Bush and Gore; Bush's use of fear tactics narrowly won him the presidency.
• C) in Japan, following the Sarin gas attacks, the Japanese decided they needed a much stronger leader that would not let that sort of thing happen again.
• D) Libyans threw Qadhafi out of the government as part of the Arab Spring.

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Definitions:

Formal Operational Reasoning

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development where individuals are able to think abstractly and logically.

Selective Attention

The cognitive process of focusing on certain information while ignoring other stimuli.

Abstract Thought

The ability to think about objects, principles, and ideas that are not physically present.

Logical Thought

A form of reasoning and understanding that is based on strict principles of validity.