Political 205 chapter 1 Methodology

Question 1

Social Science is a response to what? give an example

Answer 1

public problems, stoping wars

Question 2

What is the hawthorne experiment ? give example

Answer 2

humans are like clouds, difficult to predict and shaped by complexity

Question 3

what are the 2 sources of information?

Answer 3

deduction (wars are people suffer so people wish to avoid them) and induction (make a count of dead bodies)

Question 4

the 8 elements of a theory

Answer 4

1. the research questions/puzzle
2. the literature review of current hypothesis
3. list the current hypothesis
4. propose improved alternative hypothesis
5. identifications of variables
6. the test design
7. the case selection
8. evaluation of findings and policy prescriptions
   example : cuban missile crisis (rational choice choice theory)

Question 5

what are the 3 levels of analysis (grouping of studies of war & peace)

Answer 5

1. individual
2. the state
3. the international system
   example: ww2