Public Interest Groups Differ from Other Types of Interest Groups

question 70

Multiple Choice

Public interest groups differ from other types of interest groups in that

• A)they claim to serve the common good,not just their own particular interests.
• B)they were the first political associations to use the strategy of direct mailing.
• C)they were the first group to abandon lobbying and take up only grassroots activism.
• D)unlike other interest groups,their status is like that of a charity,not a political organization.

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Definitions:

Neutral Stimulus

A stimulus that initially produces no specific response other than focusing attention, until it is paired with an unconditioned stimulus.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process in which a neutral stimulus becomes associated with an inherently meaningful event or stimulus, eliciting a conditioned response.

Turned Off

A colloquial term describing a lack of interest or a state of disinclination towards something.

Memory

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information, critical to learning and the formation of identity.