Exam 6: The Political Psychology of Mass Politics: How Do People Decide for Whom to Vote

According to Lau and Redlawsk, which of the following models is the most cognitively difficult decision stragegy, albeit one that promises a value maximizing outcome?

When individuals make a decision that is adequate rather than optimally based on full considertion of information

When indiviudals rely on the media to tell them which issues are important it is referred to as

A particularly elaborate, close-woven and, far rangin structure of attitudes and beliefs is known as

The affective referral heuristic is when people

When a voter experiences conflict between preferences and avoids that conflict by not seeking out information, it is called

Early socialization studies focused predominately on

Reducing complicated issues and choices amojnd candidates to simple comparisons is known as

After dealignment, British voters began to engage in which of the following

During the 2008 Presidential elections in the Unitd States, the highest percentage of votes came from which demographic category?

The endorsement heuristic refers to a shortcut wherein people

Alternative definitions, constructions, or depictions of policy problems are referred to as

According to Converse, responses to political attitude qustions for some remained stable but for others they changed randomly. He referred to this as

Stouffer argued the following in this 1995 study of political tolerance that

In 1982, Sullivan et al. argued that tolerance, or lack thereof, is

When people vote as they did the last time it is known as the

Lau and Redlawsk maintain that the Fast and Frugal Decision Making Model is used when

Rahn et al. argue that candidate appraisals are

Which of the following is not consistent with research on party identification?

The selection of a candidate based on a likelihood that he or she will win is referred to as the