Which of the Following Conditions Would Provide Support for the Theory

question 7

Multiple Choice

Which of the following conditions would provide support for the theory of pluralism?

• A) The number of interest groups in Washington, D.C., has decreased over the past several decades.
• B) Elected officials rarely take into account the views of interest groups.
• C) Economic interests have more lobbyists in Washington, D.C., than do other types of organizations.
• D) Elected officials seek out the opinions of multiple interest groups when creating policy.

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Definitions:

Unattended Material

refers to information that is present in the environment but not actively processed by the conscious mind due to the focus on another task or material.

Dichotic Listening Studies

Experiments that involve presenting two different auditory messages simultaneously to each ear to study selective attention and language processing.

Shadowing Performance

A task in cognitive psychology where an individual repeats speech immediately after hearing it, used to study attention and language processing.

Kahneman's Model

A psychological theory attributed to Daniel Kahneman that distinguishes between two modes of thought: fast, intuitive thinking (System 1) and slower, more rational thinking (System 2).