Pols 2200 Midterm Question and answers verified to pass
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Course
POLS 2200
Institution
POLS 2200
Pols 2200 Midterm Question and answers verified to pass
Scientific Method - correct answer Question
Develop Competing Theories
Hypothesis
Test
Rethink
Definition of Theory - correct answer Statements of relations between causes and effects
Define Assumptions - correct answer Can ...
Define falsifiability - correct answer ✔Can we identify what facts or evidence
would demonstrate theory is incorrect
Define Non-Spuriousness - correct answer ✔Is it really a causal mechanism
at work and not just correlation, covariation due to third, confounding factor?
Define Generalizability - correct answer ✔Can it predict results beyond
cases one is examining
Define Politics - correct answer ✔Subset of human behavior that involves
use of power, i.e. when people cannot accomplish their goals without
influencing the behavior of others
Properties of power - correct answer ✔Relational v absolute
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