Comparative politics - correct answer The study and comparison of domestic politics across countries
International relations - correct answer A field in political science which concentrates on relations between countries, ...
PSC 3304 Exam 1 Review
Comparative politics - correct answer The study and comparison of domestic
politics across countries
International relations - correct answer A field in political science which
concentrates on relations between countries, such as foreign policy, war, trade, and foreign aid
Institution - correct answer The humanly devised constraints that structure political,
economic, and social interaction.
Politics - correct answer The struggle in any group for power that will give one or
more persons the ability to make decisions for the larger group
Power - correct answer The ability to influence others or impose one's will on them
Comparative method - correct answer The means by which social scientists make
comparisons across cases
Inductive reasoning - correct answer Research that works from case studies in order
to generate hypotheses
Correlation - correct answer An apparent relationship between two or more
variables in which
they appear to move in either the same direction (positive) or opposite directions (negative).
Causal relationship - correct answer A connection between two entities that occurs
because one produces, or brings about, the other with complete or great regularity.
Multicausality - correct answer When variables are interconnected and interact
together to produce particular outcomes
, Area studies - correct answer A regional focus when studying political science,
rather than studying parts of the world where similar variables are clustered
Selection bias - correct answer A focus on effects rather than causes, which can lead
to inaccurate conclusions about correlation or causation
Endogeneity - correct answer The issue that cause and effect are not often clear, in
that variables may be both cause and effect in relationship to one another
Theory - correct answer A systematic, detailed means of explaining why a social
phenomenon exists that recognizes the influence of a multitude of factors, is subject to change, and
avoids moral arguments in favor of empirical arguments.
Modernization theory - correct answer A theory asserting that democracy can be
expected as a consequence of the emergence of economic development, industrialization, education,
and urbanization, all of which contribute to the emergence of a middle class.
Behavioral revolution - correct answer A movement within political science during
the 1950s and 1960s to develop general theories about individual political behavior that could be
applied across all countries
Qualitative method - correct answer Study through an in-depth investigation of a
limited number of cases
Quantitative method - correct answer Study through statistical data from many
cases
Rational choice - correct answer Approach that assumes that individuals weigh the
costs and benefits and make choices to maximize their benefits
Game theory - correct answer An approach that emphasizes how actors or
organizations behave in their goal to influence others. Built upon assumptions of rational choice
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