Building Upon Research from the Early Twentieth Century That Indicated

question 21

Multiple Choice

Building upon research from the early twentieth century that indicated a lack of an informed public, Philip Converse in the 1970s used scientific surveys to research public opinion in regard to voting. This research indicated

• A) that ordinary citizens are generally very knowledgeable about political issues and candidates.
• B) that a very positive and upbeat mood exists among potential voters concerning candidates and issues.
• C) that a very high percentage of eligible voters do vote.
• D) that ordinary citizens are ill-informed about political issues, ill-equipped to understand politics, and quite fickle in how they stand on issues.
• E) that ordinary citizens are very stable in their opinions and their votes indicate that stability.

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Definitions:

Delivery Expenses

Costs associated with the process of transporting goods from the seller to the purchaser.

Collective Intelligence

The shared or group intelligence that emerges from the collaboration, collective efforts, and competition of many individuals.

Distributed Leadership

A leadership approach where control and decision-making are shared among an expansive group of people, rather than centralized in a single leader.

Nominal Group Technique

Involves structured rules for generating and prioritizing ideas.