Under Which of the Following Circumstances Would a Voter Adopt

question 27

Multiple Choice

Under which of the following circumstances would a voter adopt a stance of rational ignorance instead of choosing to be informed of the public choices at hand in an election?​

• A)When the benefit consumers anticipate from becoming informed exceeds the anticipated cost of doing so
• B)When the voters have a special interest in the legislation
• C)When information and the time required to acquire and digest it are scarce
• D)When the median voter in an electorate determines public choices
• E)When political candidates try to get elected by appealing to the median voter

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Definitions:

Stimulus Generalization

The process by which a conditioned response is triggered by stimuli that are similar to the original conditioned stimulus.

Learned Response

A reaction or behavior that results from repeated exposure, practice, or conditioning, rather than being an inborn or instinctual response.

Vicarious Learning

Learning that occurs by observing the behaviors and outcomes of others rather than through direct experience.

Latent Learning

A form of learning that occurs without any obvious reinforcement of the behavior or associations that are learned.