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Research Methods – Key
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What major shift occurred in the study of politics The shift towards empirical study, focusing on gathering and analyzing
during the 1940s-1950s? large amounts of data.
What is the behavioral revolution in political The study of human behavior through a political lens.
science?
What is the significance of replication in scientific Replication involves other researchers attempting to reproduce a
research? study to verify results and ensure initial research was conducted
correctly.
What are the two types of inference in scientific Descriptive inference (gathering data about a small group to infer
research? about a larger group) and causal inference (establishing a causal
relationship among variables).
What is the difference between idiographic and Idiographic explanations seek to explain specific events in detail, while
nomothetic explanations? nomothetic explanations identify general factors affecting a class of
events.
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Research Methods – Key
Concepts and Inference
Types
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Terms in this set (44)
What major shift occurred in the study of politics The shift towards empirical study, focusing on gathering and analyzing
during the 1940s-1950s? large amounts of data.
What is the behavioral revolution in political The study of human behavior through a political lens.
science?
What is the significance of replication in scientific Replication involves other researchers attempting to reproduce a
research? study to verify results and ensure initial research was conducted
correctly.
What are the two types of inference in scientific Descriptive inference (gathering data about a small group to infer
research? about a larger group) and causal inference (establishing a causal
relationship among variables).
What is the difference between idiographic and Idiographic explanations seek to explain specific events in detail, while
nomothetic explanations? nomothetic explanations identify general factors affecting a class of
events.
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