The media’s focus on horserace coverage during elections means what?

a. They pay more attention to the parties than the candidates. 
b. They focus on state and not local elections. 
c. They ignore polls so that they can maintain viewer excitement. 
d. They focus on who is winning and losing at any given moment. 
 


d. They focus on who is winning and losing at any given moment. 

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A) small business B) government C) voter D) social E) ?media

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What do election reformers suggest concerning state gubernatorial elections and presidential elections?

A. They must always be held together to reduce electoral costs. B. They should be held separately to avoid state politics being swamped by the tides of national politics. C. They can only be held together if the governor's term is ending in the same year. D. They must not be held together if both the gubernatorial incumbent and presidential incumbent are from the same party. E. They can only be held together if the gubernatorial incumbent is not running for reelection.

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An arms race is typically the result of __________ decisions made by the parties involved in it

A) paranoid B) ill-informed C) rational D) pessimistic

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Behaviorally oriented therapists have speculated that the principles of reinforcement and punishment in behavioral theory could help them understand how and why successful treatment occurs

The goal of science that is most important in this understanding is a. control b. description c. explanation d. prediction

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