Which of the Following Statements About the Forces That Shape

question 39

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the forces that shape public opinion is NOT true?

• A) All governments try to influence, manipulate, or manage their citizens' beliefs.
• B) Groups with public or private institutional support are more successful in marketing their ideas than groups who do not have such support.
• C) The news media are not simply neutral messengers for the ideas developed by others.
• D) Presidents rarely attempt to influence public support for the policies they are promoting.
• E) The ways in which the news media frames or interprets events can have a major impact on how the public responds to these events.

Understand the core competencies required for healthcare professionals.

Recognize the importance of continuing education in the nursing profession and its ethical implications.

Comprehend the concept and significance of evidence-based practice in nursing.

Discern the characteristics and culture of the nursing profession.

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Definitions:

Quantitatively Measurable

Attributes or phenomena that can be measured or quantified using numerical values or data.

Path-goal Theory

A leadership theory that suggests leaders adjust their style to best suit the follower's environmental and psychological contingencies to achieve their goals.

Motivational Forces

Internal or external factors that stimulate desire and energy in people to be continually interested and committed to a job, role, or subject, or to make an effort to attain a goal.

Transformational Leadership

Approach to leadership that focuses on the way that leaders transform group goals and actions – mainly through the exercise of charisma. Also a style of leadership based on charisma.