Public Opinion Exists at Three Basic Levels

question 8

Multiple Choice

Public opinion exists at three basic levels. One of the highest levels of public opinion is seen in the beliefs of the American people. In this sense, how is the term beliefs defined?

• A) laws and statutes of the American government
• B) religious denominational understandings
• C) facts that derive from values that people take for granted about the world
• D) vague feelings that people perceive as applying to the world at large
• E) political orientations and preferences

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Definitions:

Long-term Storage

The process of retaining information over extended periods, often throughout a person's life.

Short-term Storage

Short-term storage, also known as short-term memory, holds a small amount of information for a brief period, typically around 20 seconds.

Sensory Storage

A memory storage system that very briefly holds a vast amount of information from the five senses in close to their original sensory formats.

Computer Processing

Refers to the series of operations performed by a computer in order to collect, analyze, and store data.