We The People Chptr 6

according to john Zalles model of opinion formation, the "sample" stage occurs when a(n)

individual selects the most relevant or most recently acquired and accepted information from his or her "bucket" of information in response to a survey question

If a national survey finds candidate A leads candidate B by 5% in the upcoming election and the margin of error in the survey is 3%, it means that candidate A

leads candidate B by anywhere between 2 and 8 percentage points

a push pull involves

asking loaded questions in order to subtly shape the respondents opinion

If a person supports a candidate because he or she is the front-runner in a poll, it is an example of the

bandwagon effect

The term public opinion is used to describe

beliefs and attitudes toward different issues, events, and people.

a vast majority of americans describe themselves as

liberals, conservatives, or moderates.

________ is the core political value most highly prioritized by American conservatives.

liberty

the process by which political values are formed is known as

political socialization

A frequent cause of measurement error in polls is due to

poorly worded questions

a(n) ___ sample is a method used by pollsters to select a representative sample in which every individual in the population has an equal probability of being selected as a respondent

simple random

What are the agents of socialization?

social institutions, like family and school, that shape an individual's basic political beliefs and values

political leaders may prefer communicating through social media because

they can directly control the content of their communication and speak to the public directly

which of the following statements about public opinion in america is most accurate?

Citizens with high levels of knowledge are generally better able to evaluate new information to determine its relevancy to their beliefs.

________ generally support abortion rights and oppose state involvement with religious institutions.

Liberals

A political ideology is best defined as

a cohesive set of beliefs that form a general philosophy about government

Bernie Sanders is best described as a ___, while rand paul is best described as a ___

democratic socialist ; libertarian

Libertarianism is a political ideology that

emphasizes freedom and voluntary association with small government

The small group selected by pollsters to represent the entire population is called the ________.

sample

In order for a survey to accurately generalize the entire population, the survey must

select respondents randomly, and everyone in the target population must have an equal chance of being selected.

what is the social desirability effect

the fact that respondents report what they think the interviewer wishes to hear or whatever they think is socially acceptable, rather than what they actually believe