Ch. 4- Foreign Policy Flashcards
A model in which decision makers calculate the costs and benefits of each possible course of action then choose the one with the highest benefits and lowest costs
Rational model
The mistaken processing of the available information about a decision; one of several ways- along with affective and cognitive bias- in which individual decision making diverges from the rational model
Misperceptions/selective perceptions
The subconscious or unconscious filters through which people put the information coming in about the world around them
Information screens
Picking the very best option
Optimizing
The act of finding a satisfactory or “good enough” solution to a problem
Satisficing
Theory that holds that options are assessed by comparison to a reference point, which is often the status quo but might be some past or expected situation
Prospect theory
The tendency of groups to validate wrong decisions by becoming overconfident and underestimating risks
Groupthink
Coalitions of people who share a common interest in the outcome of some political issue and who organize themselves to try to influence the outcome
Interest groups
A huge interlocking network of government agencies, industrial corporations, and research institutes, all working together to promote and benefit from military spending
Military-industrial complex
The range of views on foreign policy issues held by the citizens of a state
Public opinion
The public’ increased support for government leaders during wartime, at least in the short term
“Rally round the flag” syndrome
Foreign policies adopted to distract the public from domestic political problems
Diversionary foreign policy
The process by which foreign policies are arrived at and implemented
Foreign policy process
