psci 2305|121 exam 1 (1-5)
A majority of Americans rely on which of the following
for breaking news?
print newspaper
local television
the internet
radio - ✔ ✔ local television
A margin of error of +/- 5 in an exit poll would
indicate which of the following?
The poll included 10 percent of eligible voters.
A candidate won by 5 percentage points.
The winner's actual vote percentage could be 5
percentage points higher or lower than predicted by
the poll.
Only 5 percent of the population was actually polled -
✔ ✔ The winner's actual vote percentage could be
,5 percentage points higher or lower than predicted by
the poll.
According to Craig Silverman's analysis, why was fake
news a problem in the final few months before the
2016 presidential election?
Fake news stories were more widely consumed than
real news stories on Facebook.
Fake news stories generated revenue that was
illegally funneled to the presidential campaigns.
Fake news contributed to rising media costs.
Fake news suppressed voter turnout. - ✔ ✔ Fake
news stories were more widely consumed than real
news stories on Facebook.
According to former president Barack Obama, what is
the problem with the media ecosystem?
Advertisers are directing content.
No one can afford quality journalism.
No one agrees on the facts.
,Government agencies are censoring information. - ✔
✔ No one agrees on the facts.
According to the essay, when does measurement
error occur?
when the characteristics of the respondents are not
consistent with the targeted population
when respondents refuse to complete the survey
when respondents' answers to the questions deviate
from their own attitudes
when respondents have multiple opportunities to be
selected to participate in the survey - ✔ ✔ when
respondents' answers to the questions deviate from
their own attitudes
According to the information presented in Figure 2,
which of the following sources of news is most
preferred by Americans?
newspapers
television
, the internet
the radio - ✔ ✔ television
According to the text, on which issues did the media
prime the public in the run-up to the 2004 and 2008
presidential elections?
the economy and taxes
national security and the economic recession
the housing boom and immigration
health care and taxes - ✔ ✔ national security and
the economic recession
According to the text, what is attitude consistency?
maintaining the same party identification throughout
one's life
a political focus on one set of issues
a mixture of either moderate and liberal or moderate
and conservative opinions
A majority of Americans rely on which of the following
for breaking news?
print newspaper
local television
the internet
radio - ✔ ✔ local television
A margin of error of +/- 5 in an exit poll would
indicate which of the following?
The poll included 10 percent of eligible voters.
A candidate won by 5 percentage points.
The winner's actual vote percentage could be 5
percentage points higher or lower than predicted by
the poll.
Only 5 percent of the population was actually polled -
✔ ✔ The winner's actual vote percentage could be
,5 percentage points higher or lower than predicted by
the poll.
According to Craig Silverman's analysis, why was fake
news a problem in the final few months before the
2016 presidential election?
Fake news stories were more widely consumed than
real news stories on Facebook.
Fake news stories generated revenue that was
illegally funneled to the presidential campaigns.
Fake news contributed to rising media costs.
Fake news suppressed voter turnout. - ✔ ✔ Fake
news stories were more widely consumed than real
news stories on Facebook.
According to former president Barack Obama, what is
the problem with the media ecosystem?
Advertisers are directing content.
No one can afford quality journalism.
No one agrees on the facts.
,Government agencies are censoring information. - ✔
✔ No one agrees on the facts.
According to the essay, when does measurement
error occur?
when the characteristics of the respondents are not
consistent with the targeted population
when respondents refuse to complete the survey
when respondents' answers to the questions deviate
from their own attitudes
when respondents have multiple opportunities to be
selected to participate in the survey - ✔ ✔ when
respondents' answers to the questions deviate from
their own attitudes
According to the information presented in Figure 2,
which of the following sources of news is most
preferred by Americans?
newspapers
television
, the internet
the radio - ✔ ✔ television
According to the text, on which issues did the media
prime the public in the run-up to the 2004 and 2008
presidential elections?
the economy and taxes
national security and the economic recession
the housing boom and immigration
health care and taxes - ✔ ✔ national security and
the economic recession
According to the text, what is attitude consistency?
maintaining the same party identification throughout
one's life
a political focus on one set of issues
a mixture of either moderate and liberal or moderate
and conservative opinions
