The Logic of Collective Action Helps Us Understand Several Important

question 13

Multiple Choice

The logic of collective action helps us understand several important characteristics of trade politics in advanced industrial countries including that

• A) consumers, rather than producers, dominate trade politics.
• B) export-oriented sectors demanding liberalization dominate trade politics.
• C) import-competing sectors demanding liberalization dominate trade politics.
• D) reciprocal trade agreements make it harder for export-oriented industries.
• E) governments often liberalize unilaterally.

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Definitions:

Spreading Activation

A model in cognitive psychology, suggesting that activating one concept in the memory network triggers the activation of related concepts.

Activation Dissipate

The process through which activated physiological or psychological states return to baseline or diminish in intensity over time.

Mother Node

In a tree data structure, the initial topmost node from which all other nodes descend.

Semantic Priming

A psychological effect in which the understanding or processing of a word is influenced by a prior exposure to a semantically related word or concept.