The "Inside Game" of Interest Group Activity Concerns

question 254

Multiple Choice

The "inside game" of interest group activity concerns

• A) bribing members of Congress.
• B) lobbying; the politics of one-on-one persuasion.
• C) educating the public about the goals of an interest group.
• D) publishing the voting records of members of Congress.
• E) mobilizing voters to support pro-interest group legislators.

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Definitions:

Bipolar Constructs

Cognitive frameworks that consist of opposite or polar dimensions used to evaluate and categorize concepts.

Constructs

Cognitive structures or mental models used to process and interpret information.

Construct Systems

Theoretical frameworks used to understand and predict how individuals interpret experiences and phenomena.

Personal Construct Theory

A psychological theory developed by George Kelly, positing that individuals use personal constructs (bipolar dimensions of judgment) to understand and predict the world.