Module 18 Lesson 45 Flashcards
Which examples suggest factors that would make a person’s ideology more likely to shift? Select the three correct answers.
A. Ideological shifts do not occur. Once you develop an ideology it stays that way.
B. One’s ideology may shift if their ideology is not strongly connected to their beliefs.
C. One’s ideology may shift after the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001,.
D. One’s ideology may shift if as a child they grew up being told that women are the weaker sex, but later joined the army and fought side-by-side with both men and women.
B. One’s ideology may shift if their ideology is not strongly connected to their beliefs.
C. One’s ideology may shift after the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001,.
D. One’s ideology may shift if as a child they grew up being told that women are the weaker sex, but later joined the army and fought side-by-side with both men and women.
In public opinion formation, what are the differences between heuristics and research? Select the two correct answers.
A. Heuristics allow voters to make decisions quickly, while research takes more time.
B. Research requires voters to be educated, while heuristics are for the uneducated voter.
C. Heuristics supply surface-level information, while research provides a deeper context.
D. A heuristic is a specific piece of information, while research can be any piece of information.
A. Heuristics allow voters to make decisions quickly, while research takes more time.
C. Heuristics supply surface-level information, while research provides a deeper context.
Which demographic groups can be responsible for changes in public opinion? Select all that apply.
A. The workplace
B. Political elites
C. Age
D. Race
A. The workplace
B. Political elites
C. Age
D. Race
When you go to vote on election day, there are names on the ballot that you do not recognize. However, since you are a Democrat, you cast your vote for all Democratic candidates.
A. Heuristics
B. Research
A. Heuristics
Before the presidential election, you watched each debate and watched the news every day, so you feel confident that you are choosing the right candidate for president.
A. Heuristics
B. Research
B. Research
You did not have enough time to find out all you could about the candidate for mayor. But you know that years ago she was a model for a fashion magazine so you do not think she has “what it takes” to be a good mayor.
A. Heuristics
B. Research
A. Heuristics
The most important issue for you personally is healthcare, so before going to the polls you searched and found where each candidate on the ballot stands on the issue of healthcare.
A. Heuristics
B. Research
B. Research
Citizens form their opinions about issues and political candidates in two ways, relying on heuristics and/or doing research. Which of the following would be considered relying on heuristics? Select the two correct answers.
A. Comparing the issue positions of contending political candidates.
B. Consulting a number of media sources to understand a candidates issue positions.
C. Voting for a candidate based on party allegiance.
D. Deciding about a candidate based on her/his prior occupation.
C. Voting for a candidate based on party allegiance.
D. Deciding about a candidate based on her/his prior occupation.
