Question: What is a problem with telephone surveys that can lead to sampling bias?
Answer Options:
poorly worded questions
people being impolite
people using different languages
only people with landlines being reached
Answer: poorly worded questions
Question: How would Steve likely react to a positive ACA article if he already dislikes ACA?
Answer Options:
He would change his views.
He would discount the information.
He would seek more positive information.
He would disengage.
Answer: Steve would likely discount the information because it runs counter to his existing, negative view of the ACA.
Question: What is it called when people support an issue or candidate simply because they see that others are doing so?
Answer Options:
bellwether effect
illusion of saliency
bandwagon effect
“bounce” effect
Answer: bandwagon effect
Question: What does objectivity in journalism require?
Answer Options:
excluding the personal views of reporters or editors from their coverage
including the personal views of reporters and editors
quoting only official government sources
quoting only nongovernment sources
Answer: excluding the personal views of reporters or editors from their coverage
Question: Which of the following issues do conservatives typically support?
Answer Options:
government regulation of business
the right to an abortion
school prayer
the expansion of government programs, such as Medicaid
Answer: school prayer
Question: Which statement reflects a conservative ideology?
Answer Options:
Government should ensure equal access to housing.
The government should not be responsible for raising children; that is the role of parents.
The government should provide free college.
Healthcare is a human right.
Answer: The government should not be responsible for raising children; that is the role of parents.
Question: How can digital media reduce knowledge and tolerance?
Answer Options:
Digital media typically has less misinformation compared to other media.
Digital media increases knowledge through diverse sources.
Motivated reasoning and confirmation bias filter out broader worldviews.
Digital media is the same as other media.
Answer: Motivated reasoning, confirmation bias, and self-selection of digital news can filter out information that helps broaden one’s worldview and therefore could reduce tolerance and knowledge.
Question: What are the core values of American political culture?
Answer Options:
liberal and conservative
internationalist and isolationist
independent and moderate
liberty, equality of opportunity, and democracy
Answer: liberty, equality of opportunity, and democracy
Question: What is a value?
Answer Options:
liberty
an opinion
a value
an attitude
Answer: a value
Question: What has happened to trust in government in the United States since the 1960s?
Answer Options:
declining steadily and now average only 67 percent
declining steadily and now average less than 10 percent
increasing steadily and now average 75 percent
increasing steadily and now average 95 percent
Answer: declining steadily and now average less than 10 percent
Question: Why did media focus more on Trump than Clinton in 2016?
Answer Options:
Clinton’s celebrity status
The profit motive of the news industry
Limitations on public broadcasting
A decline in ratings
Answer: The profit motive of the news industry. Stories about Trump were much more likely to be consumed and thus attracted more advertising dollars.
Question: What is the most common source of news for Americans?
Answer Options:
newspapers
television
magazines
the internet
Answer: television
Question: What is “fake news”?
Answer Options:
fake news or misinformation
adversarial journalism
yellow journalism
nonprofit journalism
Answer: “fake news” or misinformation
Question: When individuals are influenced by others’ support for an issue or candidate, it is known as the:
Answer Options:
bellwether effect
illusion of saliency
bandwagon effect
“bounce” effect
Answer: bandwagon effect
Question: Which of the following best describes “skimming and scanning”?
Answer Options:
browsing and breezing
searching and sampling
skimming and scanning
receiving and accepting
Answer: skimming and scanning