What Is Meant by the Term "Rational Ignorance

question 153

Multiple Choice

What is meant by the term "rational ignorance"?

• A)It refers to the absence of a negative incentive, for example, a fine for not voting, which results in a low voter turnout.
• B)It refers to a situation where one policymaker deliberately approves a bill he does not support in exchange for a future favorable vote for his own cause.
• C)It means the lack an economic incentive for voters to become informed about a pending legislation.
• D)It refers to the fact that policymakers and their constituents have different ideas of what it means to behave rationally and each party deliberately ignores the other's view.

Appreciate Noam Chomsky's impact on linguistics and the limitations of behaviorism in explaining language.

Identify the disciplines contributing to cognitive science and acknowledge non-contributing areas.

Grasp the concept of analyzing cognition through representations.

Differentiate various observational and experimental methodologies in psychology.

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