"I don't even bother to follow politics. It's a waste of time for nothing," says Curtis. Curtis is exhibiting ______.

A. on-line processing
B. public-interested citizenship
C. self-interested citizenship
D. rational ignorance


Answer: D. rational ignorance

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a. national convention. b. national chair. c. national platform. d. national organization. e. members of the national party.

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Democracy had its origin as a form of popular government in

a. Mesopotamia. b. Ancient Egypt. c. Ancient Greece. d. Africa. e. India.

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One important change in political culture since the Second World War is that United States citizens have become

(A) less trusting of governmental institutions and leaders (B) less likely to think of themselves as ideologically moderate (C) less likely to support civil rights (D) more likely to believe that their actions can influence government policy (E) more trusting of non governmental institutions and leaders

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In a matrix for a factorial design, the row means represent the effects of

A) extraneous factors. B) individual differences. C) an interaction. D) a single factor.

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