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:

Aggregate

A collection or sum of many individual parts, units, or individuals considered as a whole in statistics or research.

Collective

Refers to actions or situations that involve or are done by a group of people working together.

Audience Effect

The influence that the presence of others has on an individual's performance or behavior.

Drive Theory

A psychological framework suggesting that motivation arises from biological needs that drive behavior to satisfy them.