__________ refers to tendency of respondents to provide more socially acceptable answers in the presence of an interviewer.

A. Social policy bias
B. Social desirability bias
C. Relational effect bias
D. Interpersonal affect bias


B. Social desirability bias

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Opinion leaders are:

A) well-known people who are able to influence others. B) limited to political figures. C) limited to media figures. D) unlikely to participate in elections. E) limited to religious figures.

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One consequence of the Majoritarian electoral system is that it tends to

a. over-represent large political parties. b. accurately represent small parties. c. under-represent smaller political parties. d. both a and b.e. both a and c.

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Over the period from 1967 to the end of the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union were deemed to have essentially equivalent nuclear power,

a. owing to the buildup of U.S. military forces during the Reagan administration. b. although in the later part of this period the United States had quantitative superiority while the Soviet Union had quantitative superiority earlier. c. with the Soviet Union having greatly enhanced its quantitative and qualitative positions during the 1970s. d. although the Soviet Union never had as many missiles as the United States.

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How are the Fourteenth Amendment and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 similar?

a. They both were enacted quickly and easily. – b. They both passed the inherently suspect test administered by the Supreme Court. c. They both sought equal rights for African Americans. d. They both sought equal rights for women.

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