What Is the Importance of the Term "Nonattitudes

question 146

Multiple Choice

What is the importance of the term "nonattitudes"?

• A) They call into question the accuracy of surveys, as peoples' answers change randomly from one interview to another.
• B) They show the difficulty in having public opinion influence the government when there is no real public opinion.
• C) They show how the electorate is so poorly informed that it can't really be trusted to run the government.
• D) They represent issues that have come up when surveying the youth vote, in that a significant portion of this group has no strong opinions.
• E) They show the ineffectiveness of small surveys, because if only a few respondents have nonattitudes, they throw off the results of the entire poll.

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