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question 20

Multiple Choice

Use the following information to answer the Questions
Thirty voters with the preference schedules below are to elect a union spokesman from among five candidates: A, B, C, D, and E. If the Borda count is used, candidate B would win. $\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\text { Number of voters }$
$\begin{array} { l l l l } & 12 & 10 & 8 \\\text { First choice } & \text { A } & \text { B } & \text { D } \\\text { Second choice } & \text { D } & \text { C } & \text { B } \\\text { Third choice } & \text { B } & \text { A } & \text { A } \\\text { Fourth choice } & \text { C } & \text { D } & \text { E } \\\text { Fifth choice } & \text { E } & \text { E } & \text { C }\end{array}$
-Would there be any difference in the result if candidate D withdrew from the race before the ranking?

• A) No, B still wins.
• B) Yes, now A wins.
• C) Yes, now C wins.
• D) Yes, now there is no winner.

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Definitions:

Locus of Control

The tendency for people to assume that they either have control or do not have control over events and consequences in their lives.

Reciprocal Determinism

A concept in psychology, proposed by Albert Bandura, that human behavior is influenced by personal factors, the environment, and behavior itself, all of which influence each other reciprocally.

External Expectancies

Beliefs or anticipations about the outcomes of one's behaviors that are influenced by environmental or societal factors.

Locus of Control

A psychological concept that refers to an individual's belief about the extent to which the outcomes of their actions are under their own control (internal locus) or beyond their control (external locus).