The Table Below Shows the Payoffs to the Running of Negative

question 26

Multiple Choice

The table below shows the payoffs to the running of negative and positive political ads by two candidates.The payoffs are the percentage increase or decrease in the number of voters willing to vote for the candidate as a result of the campaign styles. $\begin{array}{c}\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\text { Republican Candidate }\\\text { Democratic Candidate }\begin{array}{|l|l|l|}\hline & \text { Positive Campaign } & \text { Negative Campaign } \\\hline {\text { Positive Campaign }} & \begin{array}{l}\text { Democrat } 0 \% \\\text { Republican: } 0 \%\end{array} & \begin{array}{l}\text { Democrat:-3\% } \\\text { Republican: }+3 \%\end{array} \\\hline {\text { Negative Campaign }} & \begin{array}{l}\text { Democrat: }+5 \% \\\text { Republican: }-5 \%\end{array} & \begin{array}{l}\text { Democrat }-2 \% \\\text { Republican: }-2 \%\end{array} \\\hline\end{array}\end{array}$
Refer to the figure above.Given the payoff matrix,running a negative campaign is __________ for __________.

• A) a dominated strategy;the Democratic candidate
• B) a dominated strategy;the Republican candidate
• C) a dominant strategy;the Democratic candidate
• D) neither a dominant nor dominated strategy;the Republican candidate

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Definitions:

Classically Conditioned

The process by which an automatic conditioned response is paired with a specific stimulus through association over time.

Stimulus Events

External or internal occurrences that elicit responses from an organism or cognitive system.

Repetitive Stimulus

A stimulus presented repeatedly to a subject, often used in experiments to measure response habituation or sensitization.

Reward

A benefit or positive outcome provided to encourage a certain behavior or achievement.