Coverage of Political Campaigns That Focuses More on the Drama

question 72

Multiple Choice

Coverage of political campaigns that focuses more on the drama of the campaign than on policy issues is known as the

• A)horse race phenomenon.
• B)reporter bias.
• C)"feeding frenzy."
• D)commercial bias.

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Definitions:

Action Potential

A rapid rise and subsequent fall in voltage or membrane potential across a cellular membrane, due to the movement of ions in and out of the neuron.

Voltage-Gated

Refers to a type of ion channel that opens or closes in response to changes in the electrical potential across a cell membrane.

Incoming Signals

External stimuli or information received by an organism or cell that can trigger a response or cellular process.

Dendrites

Branched extensions of a neuron that receive signals from other neurons and convey them toward the cell body.