If I Decide to Support a Candidate Because I See

question 7

Multiple Choice

If I decide to support a candidate because I see that he or she is the front-runner in a poll,I become an example of:

• A) the bellwether effect
• B) the illusion of saliency
• C) the bandwagon effect
• D) the "bounce" effect
• E) push polling

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Definitions:

Assimilation

The process by which individuals or groups adopt the culture, norms, and practices of another group, often losing aspects of their original identity.

Boarding Schools

Educational institutions where students live on campus during the school term, historically used in some contexts as tools for assimilating indigenous or minority children into dominant cultures.

General Allotment Act

A 1887 law aimed at assimilating Native Americans into American society by dividing communal tribal lands into individual family plots.

Extracurricular Participation

Involvement in activities outside of the regular academic curriculum, which may include sports, clubs, music, arts, and volunteer work, among others.