When George W

question 17

Multiple Choice

When George W. Bush supporters called conservative white voters during the 2000 South Carolina Republican primary to ask if they would be more or less likely to vote for John McCain if they knew that he had fathered an illegitimate black child, it was an example of

• A) a push poll.
• B) a bandwagon poll.
• C) a saliency illusion.
• D) a selection bias.
• E) a nonresponse bias.

Recognize biases in relationship perceptions and decisions.

Differentiate between assimilation and accommodation in information processing.

Understand the diversity and change within Canadian religious groups.

Grasp the concepts and effects of educational structures and practices such as streaming, hidden curriculum, and self-fulfilling prophecy.

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Definitions:

Insight

The capacity to gain an accurate and deep intuitive understanding of a person or thing.

Transference

In psychology, a phenomenon where patients project feelings for others onto their therapist, often seen in psychoanalytic sessions.

Psychoanalysis

A therapeutic approach and theory of psychology developed by Sigmund Freud that focuses on unconscious processes influencing behavior.

Resistance

The act of rejecting or not acknowledging something, often trying to stop it through actions or reasoning.