What makes an interest group successful? Are larger interest groups more likely to achieve their goals than smaller groups?
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1. Include a description of each of the factors that affect the success of an interest group, including size of the group, its intensity, and its financial resources.
2. Discuss the ineffectiveness of large groups. Explain how the problem of large groups can be overcome. Compare potential group membership to actual group membership.
3. Explain the meaning of collective goods, the free-rider problem, and selective benefits.
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
The authors of your textbook encouraged you to join APA or APS as affiliate members. Information on the topic of national psychology organizations met which goal?
a. Goal 10: Career Planning and Development b. Goal 9: Personal Development c. Goal 5: Values in Psychology d. Goal 4: Application of Psychology