What Led to the Development of a New Theory of Public

question 25

Multiple Choice

What led to the development of a new theory of public opinion?

• A) New research rejected the old premise that citizens' beliefs had to be internally consistent, stable, and based on a rationale that citizens could explain.
• B) Research on surveys from the 1960s uncovered serious mathematical errors in earlier published research from the 1950s.
• C) Increased educational opportunities changed how people thought about politics.
• D) New survey technologies made public opinion research easier to conduct.
• E) As candidates and politicians became more dependent on polls, additional research was needed to understand how best to measure public opinion.

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Definitions:

Price Elasticity of Supply

The measure of how the supply quantity of a product is affected by changes in its price is known as the price elasticity of supply.

Time Horizon

Describes the length of time over which an investment, project, or policy is evaluated or expected to have an impact.

Income Elasticity of Demand

A measure of how much the quantity demanded of a good responds to a change in consumers' income, holding all else constant.

Midpoint Method

A technique used in economics to calculate the percentage change between two points by dividing the change by the average of the initial and final values.