Political Campaigns That Operate at a Local Level and Use

question 35

Multiple Choice

Political campaigns that operate at a local level and use face-to-face communication to generate interest and momentum by citizens are called

• A) Astroturf politics.
• B) grassroots politics.
• C) socialism.
• D) populism.

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Definitions:

Extinction

In psychology, the gradual weakening and disappearance of a conditioned response tendency.

Reinforcement

A concept in behavioral psychology where a behavior is strengthened or increased by following it with a positive or rewarding stimulus.

Stimulus Discrimination

The ability to differentiate between two or more stimuli, responding only to the one that is conditioned while ignoring the others.

Learned Response

A reaction or behavior that is developed as a result of experience or conditioning.