Persons Who Choose Not to Become Informed on Political and Governmental

question 111

Multiple Choice

Persons who choose not to become informed on political and governmental matters because they feel that the costs of becoming informed exceed the benefits of becoming informed are

• A) rationally ignorant.
• B) not acting in their own best interests.
• C) members of special interest groups.
• D) shortsighted.

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Definitions:

Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve

A hypothesis that describes the decrease in ability of the brain to retain memory over time, where memories are lost exponentially with time.

Implicit Memory

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

Explicit Memory

The conscious, intentional recollection of factual information, previous experiences, and concepts.

Memory Trace

A theoretical concept referring to the physical change in the brain, presumably involved in storing a piece of information or memory.