The Practice of Push Polling Involves

question 69

Multiple Choice

The practice of push polling involves

• A) polling services like Harris and Gallup attempting to sell their polling data to major news media organizations at higher prices during election seasons.
• B) the system of calling people during dinner and evening hours to ensure that as many people as possible will be home.
• C) the procedure of asking loaded questions in order to subtly shape the respondent's opinion.
• D) the effect of polls having to push politicians into adopting policy proposals they would not otherwise adopt.
• E) the system of repeatedly calling people in the sampling frame until they respond to the survey.

Comprehend the concept of infantile amnesia and its relation to cognitive development.

Understand how children's understanding of the world evolves with age-specific cognitive abilities.

Recognize the importance of theory of mind and its development in understanding others' beliefs and intentions.

Apply the concept of conservation and its developmental significance in cognitive growth.

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