EXAM PRACTICE POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY
Using Converse's (1964) perspective (as described in the Kinder & Kalmoe book chapter), who would
have the most well organized belief system?
A. Students at a Hogeschool (applied university)
B. Students at Middelbareschool (high school)
C. Americans
D. Members of Dutch Parliament (Tweede Kamer)
Pick the answer that best fills in the blanks in the following sentence. Political psychology addresses
the ways in which _________ both affect and are affected by __________.
A. political institutions | human behavior
B. politicians | psychology
C. psychologists | politics
D. societies | political institution
One argument against Converse (1964) and the end-of-ideology thesis is that…
A. …the effects reported in Converse (1964) do not replicate.
B. …the correlations between logically linked policy issues are high.
C. …the definition of ideologies as coherent and stable is too stringent
D. …beliefs systems and political ideologies are fundamentally different concepts
A moral system consists of interlocking sets of ….
A. values
B. practices
C. institutions
D. all of these options are correct
Why do people believe mutually contradictory conspiracy theories?
A. Because people who endorse conspiracy theories are less educated and do not recognize the
contradictions
B. Because the contradictory theories both stem from a distrust in the authorities.
C. Because people who believe conspiracy theories have a high tolerance for contradictory
information
D. All of these are correct
How can we help people cooperate for the good of future generations?
A. Voting that require a subset of people to cooperate
B. Voting that requires everyone to cooperate
C. We can't. It is hopeless for future generations
D. Engaging in self control
Moral conviction research shows that people, in general, . . .
A. Agree about what issues are moral issues and what issues are merely conventions and
preferences.
B. Can work to overcome disagreements about strong attitudes, but not about moral attitudes.
C. Often disagree about issues involving strong attitudes
D. Vary in the extent they see any given issue as a moral issue
Using Converse's (1964) perspective (as described in the Kinder & Kalmoe book chapter), who would
have the most well organized belief system?
A. Students at a Hogeschool (applied university)
B. Students at Middelbareschool (high school)
C. Americans
D. Members of Dutch Parliament (Tweede Kamer)
Pick the answer that best fills in the blanks in the following sentence. Political psychology addresses
the ways in which _________ both affect and are affected by __________.
A. political institutions | human behavior
B. politicians | psychology
C. psychologists | politics
D. societies | political institution
One argument against Converse (1964) and the end-of-ideology thesis is that…
A. …the effects reported in Converse (1964) do not replicate.
B. …the correlations between logically linked policy issues are high.
C. …the definition of ideologies as coherent and stable is too stringent
D. …beliefs systems and political ideologies are fundamentally different concepts
A moral system consists of interlocking sets of ….
A. values
B. practices
C. institutions
D. all of these options are correct
Why do people believe mutually contradictory conspiracy theories?
A. Because people who endorse conspiracy theories are less educated and do not recognize the
contradictions
B. Because the contradictory theories both stem from a distrust in the authorities.
C. Because people who believe conspiracy theories have a high tolerance for contradictory
information
D. All of these are correct
How can we help people cooperate for the good of future generations?
A. Voting that require a subset of people to cooperate
B. Voting that requires everyone to cooperate
C. We can't. It is hopeless for future generations
D. Engaging in self control
Moral conviction research shows that people, in general, . . .
A. Agree about what issues are moral issues and what issues are merely conventions and
preferences.
B. Can work to overcome disagreements about strong attitudes, but not about moral attitudes.
C. Often disagree about issues involving strong attitudes
D. Vary in the extent they see any given issue as a moral issue
