metho Flashcards
what’s the name of the experiment that refer humans as clouds and clocks
Hawthorne experiment
what are the two source of information in a the social science world
deduction and induction
what is deduction
axiomatic reasoning; draw conclusion for postulates ( uses internal consistency criteria for validation )
what is induction
empirical reasoning; drawing conclusions form observe d behaviour ( uses external consistency criteria for validation )
what is the 8 elements of the positivist theory
the research question, review of the current hypothesess ( literature review ), list of the current hypotheses ( prediction and explanations ), alternative hypotheses, identification of variables, test design, the case selection, evaluation of findings and policy prescriptions
what are the three types of variables
dependent, independent and intervening variable
what does positive relationships between variables means
when the IV drop or rise so does the DV
what are counterfactual
events that could have happen but didn’t
which Philosopher fixed three criteria for relationships
David Hume
what is March’s falsification criterium?
you cannot prove a theory but we can disprove it ( break a theory into hypotheses)
what is method of difference
selecting circumstantially similar cases and then comparing the application of the causes in one case with the absence of the cause in the second case.
what is the method of agreement
selecting dissimilar cases and isolating common independent variables
what is negative power
a power that produces undesirable and unintended outcomes
what are the causes of the first world war
Secret alliance system ( Wilson ), offensive military technology ( attack first ), arms race, agressive state ( Lenin ),
what was created after the first world war to keep peace
the league of nation
