An Interest Group Is

question 66

Multiple Choice

An interest group is

• A) any association of individuals.
• B) a group of people who want to gain control of the government.
• C) an organization that actively attempts to influence government policy.
• D) any organization that requires members to pay dues.
• E) an organization setup to support a specific candidate for public office.

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Definitions:

Retroactive Interference

Retroactive interference is the phenomenon whereby more recent information can hinder the recall of older information.

Encoding Failure

A situation where the brain fails to create a memory link for information, leading to its inability to be remembered later.

Retrieval Failure

A phenomenon where information cannot be accessed or recalled from memory, often due to interference or insufficient retrieval cues.

Encoding Failure

A situation in which information does not get stored in long-term memory because of inadequate or insufficient encoding processes.