Public Opinion Research Shows That Broad Beliefs Such as What

question 85

Multiple Choice

Public opinion research shows that broad beliefs such as what a person wants from government:

• A) form early in life
• B) are typically unstable throughout life
• C) vary from the ages of eighteen through forty-five, but then stabilize
• D) are difficult for researchers to measure, since so little is known about them
• E) form later in life after age thirty, when a person learns more about how government operates

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Definitions:

Psychological Abnormality

A deviation from behavioral, cognitive, or emotional norms, often leading to distress or impaired functioning.

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

A mental health condition triggered by experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event, characterized by flashbacks, nightmares, severe anxiety, and uncontrollable thoughts about the event.

Acute Stress Disorder

A condition characterized by the development of severe anxiety, dissociation, and other symptoms occurring within a month after exposure to a traumatic event.

Panic Disorder

A mental health condition characterized by sudden and repeated episodes of intense fear accompanied by physical symptoms such as chest pain, heart palpitations, shortness of breath, dizziness, or abdominal distress.