Opinion Formation Flashcards
What is the central question addressed in Why Do Liberals Drink Lattes?
A) Why liberals prefer certain coffee brands over others
B) How lifestyle choices like coffee preference correlate with political ideologies
C) Why conservatives reject consumerism
D) The economic impact of coffee consumption on political groups
B) How lifestyle choices like coffee preference correlate with political ideologies
According to DellaPosta, Shi, and Macy (2015), how do lifestyle choices like drinking lattes contribute to political polarization?
A) They are inherently political choices
B) They are influenced solely by economic factors
C) They serve as ideological signals reinforced by social networks
D) They result from media-driven stereotypes
C) They serve as ideological signals reinforced by social networks
Which of the following best describes the role of social networks in the formation of identity-based consumption behaviors, according to DellaPosta et al. (2015)?
A) They reinforce group-specific preferences
B) They weaken ideological boundaries
C) They focus on economic motivations
D) They limit access to lifestyle choices
A) They reinforce group-specific preferences
What does DellaPosta et al. (2015) suggest about the political nature of preferences like drinking lattes?
A) These preferences are apolitical but become socially coded over time
B) These preferences originate from political ideologies
C) These preferences are determined by economic class
D) These preferences have no connection to political behavior
A) These preferences are apolitical but become socially coded over time
What is ideological homophily?
A) The tendency to associate with people of diverse political beliefs
B) The preference for associating with people who share similar ideologies
C) The dislike of people with similar political beliefs
D) The mixing of ideologies in social networks
B) The preference for associating with people who share similar ideologies
Boutyline and Willer (2017) found that ideological echo chambers are:
A) Uniformly present across all online networks
B) Primarily created by political advertisements
C) Entirely driven by platform algorithms
D) More prevalent among individuals with strong political identities
D) More prevalent among individuals with strong political identities
How do echo chambers limit exposure to diverse perspectives?
A) By emphasizing economic disparities
B) By promoting censorship of opposing views
C) By fostering connections only within ideologically similar groups
D) By encouraging political apathy
C) By fostering connections only within ideologically similar groups
According to Boutyline and Willer, what structural feature of online platforms exacerbates ideological homophily?
A) Algorithms that prioritize similar content
B) Broad connectivity across diverse networks
C) Limitations on the number of connections
D) Lack of privacy settings
A) Algorithms that prioritize similar content
What role do social networks play in protest participation, according to Larson et al. (2019)?
A) They suppress political mobilization
B) They facilitate the diffusion of protest-related information
C) They discourage individuals from participating in protests
D) They focus exclusively on offline connections
B) They facilitate the diffusion of protest-related information
Larson et al. (2019) found that individuals are more likely to join protests when:
A) They have weaker social networks
B) Their networks are politically inactive
C) They have strong, politically active social ties
D) They avoid social media platforms
C) They have strong, politically active social ties
How does exposure to protest-related content influence mobilization?
A) It amplifies mobilization through closely connected networks
B) It increases participation only among apolitical individuals
C) It has no measurable impact on real-world protest dynamics
D) It leads to disengagement from political activism
A) It amplifies mobilization through closely connected networks
Which of the following is NOT a cognitive bias contributing to echo chambers?
A) Selective exposure
B) Confirmation bias
C) Ingroup bias
D) Economic rationality
D) Economic rationality
What is correlation neglect in the context of echo chambers?
A) Ignoring repeated messages within one’s network
B) Assuming repeated messages are independently verified
C) Dismissing messages from opposing ideologies
D) Avoiding correlation analysis in data
B) Assuming repeated messages are independently verified
Which of the following is a potential remedy for reducing echo chambers?
A) Promoting diverse interactions in online networks
B) Strengthening ideological homophily
C) Limiting content sharing across platforms
D) Restricting access to political information
A) Promoting diverse interactions in online networks
Selective exposure is:
A) The tendency to engage with information that aligns with one’s beliefs
B) The effort to seek out opposing perspectives
C) A strategy for promoting ideological diversity
D) A method for reducing misinformation
A) The tendency to engage with information that aligns with one’s beliefs
