The tendency for individuals to only pay attention to information that reinforces their held beliefs is known as which of the following?
A. Framing
B. Media bias
C. Racial bias
D. Selective attention
E. Political ideology
Answer: D
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A. Both early and recent immigrants have never experienced true assimilation into the dominant society. B. Both early and recent immigrants have received minimal assistance in areas essential to assimilation such as language. C. Both early and recent immigrants have encountered explicit resistance to assimilatory processes such as upward mobilization. D. Both early and recent immigrants have experienced rapid assimilatory erasure of their native languages.
African Americans and Hispanic turnout is lower than that of Anglos in Texas
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Government bureaucracies are unelected policymaking institutions
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
One enormous roadblock to the American public holding their politicians responsible for what they do in foreign policy is that most Americans ______.
a. pay precious little attention to international issues b. respect Congress as an institution c. are conditioned to question their politicians as politely as possible d. dislike whistleblowers and the sordid information that they reveal e. don’t understand the intricate complexities of foreign policy design