What Does Intensity Contribute to the Success of an Interest

question 8

Multiple Choice

What does intensity contribute to the success of an interest group?

• A)Intensity often leads groups to advocate for more than they can realistically get,and the final result is that they get nothing.
• B)Intense interest group members often scare away other potential members with less intense beliefs.
• C)Politicians are more likely to listen to a group showing intensity.
• D)Intensity weeds out the free riders in a group,resulting in a more heterogeneous group.

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Definitions:

Extinguish Horseplay

Efforts to stop playful, often inappropriate and unproductive behavior in a work or serious environment.

Employee Horseplay

Unprofessional behavior at work consisting of playful or prankish activities that can lead to distractions, accidents, or harm.

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The gradual dissipation of behavior following the termination of reinforcement.

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A principle in behavior psychology where a reward is not given every time a desired behavior is exhibited, making the response more resilient to extinction.