Interest Groups Set Up to Defeat or Elect Specific Candidates

question 111

Multiple Choice

Interest groups set up to defeat or elect specific candidates are known as

• A) special-interest groups.
• B) public-interest groups.
• C) political action committees.
• D) social service agencies.

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Definitions:

Cerebral Cortex

The outermost layer of the brain, involved in high-level brain functions such as thought, memory, emotion, and language.

Working Memory

A cognitive system responsible for temporarily holding and processing information necessary for complex cognitive tasks like learning, reasoning, and comprehension.

Spacing Effect

The phenomenon whereby learning is facilitated when study sessions are spaced out over time instead of being crammed into one session.

Implicit Memory

A type of memory that enables us to perform tasks without conscious awareness of these previous experiences.