In Interpreting Public Opinion Data, Which of the Following Is

question 25

Multiple Choice

In interpreting public opinion data, which of the following is a key characteristic?

• A) direction
• B) intensity
• C) continuity
• D) direction, intensity and continuity
• E) None of these choices is correct.

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Definitions:

Self-awareness

Self-awareness is the conscious knowledge of one's own character, feelings, motives, and desires, enabling introspection and recognition of one's own emotional state.

Drive

A natural, genetically programmed impulse to achieve an objective or fulfill a desire.

Stomach Contractions

Physical movements of the stomach muscles that aid in the digestion process.

Cannon's Hypothesis

A theory suggesting that emotions originate in the thalamus, which sends signals simultaneously to the cerebral cortex (producing the conscious experience of emotion) and the autonomic nervous system (producing physiological arousal).