According to the Authors,what Is the Defining Characteristic of Representative

question 26

Multiple Choice

According to the authors,what is the defining characteristic of representative democracies?

• A)Elections
• B)Voting
• C)Writing letters to local representatives
• D)Distributing campaign literature

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Definitions:

Confederates

Individuals who appear to be participants in a study but are actually part of the research team, used to manipulate social situations as part of the experimental design.

Social Pressure Experiment

A study designed to assess how individuals' behaviors, attitudes, or beliefs are influenced by the real or imagined presence or standards of others.

Perception

The cognitive process of interpreting sensory information to understand and interact with the environment.

Collectivistic Cultures

Cultures in which people are considered fundamentally interdependent and which emphasize obligations within one’s family and immediate community.