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PLSC 113 test 1 questions with completesolutions
What is Political Science - correct answer ✔✔The study of politics in a scientific manner
International vs comparative politics - correct answer ✔✔International is between countries and
comparative is between
Deductive Approach to Learning - correct answer ✔✔Involves formulating an expectation about what we
ought to observe in light of a particular theory about the world and then sets out to see if observation is
consistent with that theory
What is the most common method of inductive research in comparative politics? - correct answer
✔✔The comparative method, aka known as Mill's methods
What are the two different method outlined by Mill? - correct answer ✔✔Method of agreement and
method of difference
Inductive Approach to Learning - correct answer ✔✔Starts with a set of observations and then tries to
ascertain a pattern in the observations that can be used to generate an explanation for the observations.
With induction, operation precedes theory
What is a tautology - correct answer ✔✔A statement that is true by definition
What is Mill's Method of Agreement? - correct answer ✔✔Compares cases that agree in regards to the
political phenomenon to be explained. For example if you want to know about democracies, you study
multiple different democracies and see whats common in them
Necessary condition - correct answer ✔✔Without this, the phenomenon cannot occur
, What is Mill's Method of Difference? - correct answer ✔✔Compares cases that free in regard to the
outcome to be explained. For example, if you wanna study if only democracies are wealthy, you look at
wealthy countries and see if they are democracies
Sufficient Condition - correct answer ✔✔If this is present, the phenomenon must occur
Are arguments that affirm the antecedent valid or invalid? - correct answer ✔✔Valid
Are arguments that deny the antecedent valid or invalid? - correct answer ✔✔Invalid
Are arguments that affirm the consequent valid or invalid? - correct answer ✔✔Invalid
Are arguments that deny the consequent valid or invalid? - correct answer ✔✔Valid
Uniformity of nature - correct answer ✔✔In nature, if x causes y today, it will cause y tomorrow
Extensive Form Game - correct answer ✔✔Player make their choices sequentially
Strategic form games - correct answer ✔✔Players make their choices simultaneously
How is a state defined? - correct answer ✔✔An entity that relies on coercion and the threat of force to
rule in a given territory
How is a failed state defined? - correct answer ✔✔A state-like entity that cannot coerce and is unable to
successfully control the inhabitants of a given territory
What is the contractarian view of the state? - correct answer ✔✔The creation of the state helps to solve
political disputes that citizens might have with one another
What is the predatory view of the state - correct answer ✔✔It focuses on the potential conflicts of
interests that exist between citizens and the state. According to this view, states emerge as an
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