POSC 449 EXAM 1 LATEST UPDATE REAL QUESTIONS AND
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mathematical politics Ans✓✓✓ - another word for political psychology
political psychology Ans✓✓✓ - study of the interaction bw politics &
psychology
- impact of psychology on politics
- scientific research field that examines political, social, psychological
mechanisms that explain political attitudes, beliefs, reasoning, choices,
political behavior
mass behavior, elite behavior (q) Ans✓✓✓ What are 2 distinctions
within political psychology?
mass behavior Ans✓✓✓ - distinction within political psychology
- studies how ppl vote, impact of public opinion on government policies
etc
elite behavior Ans✓✓✓ - distinction within political psychology
- how elite perceptions shape governmental policies, impact of
personality on leadership, foreign policy decision-making etc
social psychology Ans✓✓✓ - area of psychology
- studies impact of situations on behavior
,new academic field, internationally-focused, individual level of analysis
(q) Ans✓✓✓ What are 3 main observations about political psychology?
personality studies, political attitudes & voting behavior studies,
political beliefs/info processing/decision-making (q) Ans✓✓✓ What
were the 3 phases of development in political psychology?
pleasure principle Ans✓✓✓ - tendency of the id to strive for immediate
gratification
- part of personality studies phase of PP development
political personality Ans✓✓✓ - a person who attracts attention to their
party
- the deeper psychological dynamics inside the individual that affect that
person's response to political stimuli
- part of personality studies phase of PP development
cognitive consistency theory Ans✓✓✓ - cognitive inconsistencies create
tension and thus motivate the organism
- part of attitude & voting behavior studies phase of PP development
party identification model Ans✓✓✓ - The voting model that sees voters
as psychologically attached to a party, identifying with them and
supporting them irregardless of other factors
, - part of attitude & voting behavior studies phase of PP development
heuristics Ans✓✓✓ - mental shortcut strategies or guidelines that
suggest a solution to a problem but do not guarantee an answer
bounded reality Ans✓✓✓ - the notion that decision makers simply do
not have the ability or resources to process all available information and
alternatives to make an optimal decision
- 1 of Herbert Simon's 2 highly significant concepts
satisficing behavior Ans✓✓✓ - Consumers do not have behave entirely
rationally in product or supplier selection.
- They will compare alternatives, but then may make their choice given
imperfect information
- 1 of Herbert Simon's 2 highly significant concepts
bounded rationality, satisficing behavior (q) Ans✓✓✓ What are Herbert
Simon's 2 highly significant concepts?
rational choice Ans✓✓✓ - a choice that uses the available resources to
best achieve the objective of the person making the choice
Homo economicus Ans✓✓✓ - a term used to describe a person who
would make rational decisions in ways predicted by economic theories
- unrealistic bc too simplistic, but predictable
VERIFIED ANSWERS |100% CORRECT | ALREADY GRADED
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mathematical politics Ans✓✓✓ - another word for political psychology
political psychology Ans✓✓✓ - study of the interaction bw politics &
psychology
- impact of psychology on politics
- scientific research field that examines political, social, psychological
mechanisms that explain political attitudes, beliefs, reasoning, choices,
political behavior
mass behavior, elite behavior (q) Ans✓✓✓ What are 2 distinctions
within political psychology?
mass behavior Ans✓✓✓ - distinction within political psychology
- studies how ppl vote, impact of public opinion on government policies
etc
elite behavior Ans✓✓✓ - distinction within political psychology
- how elite perceptions shape governmental policies, impact of
personality on leadership, foreign policy decision-making etc
social psychology Ans✓✓✓ - area of psychology
- studies impact of situations on behavior
,new academic field, internationally-focused, individual level of analysis
(q) Ans✓✓✓ What are 3 main observations about political psychology?
personality studies, political attitudes & voting behavior studies,
political beliefs/info processing/decision-making (q) Ans✓✓✓ What
were the 3 phases of development in political psychology?
pleasure principle Ans✓✓✓ - tendency of the id to strive for immediate
gratification
- part of personality studies phase of PP development
political personality Ans✓✓✓ - a person who attracts attention to their
party
- the deeper psychological dynamics inside the individual that affect that
person's response to political stimuli
- part of personality studies phase of PP development
cognitive consistency theory Ans✓✓✓ - cognitive inconsistencies create
tension and thus motivate the organism
- part of attitude & voting behavior studies phase of PP development
party identification model Ans✓✓✓ - The voting model that sees voters
as psychologically attached to a party, identifying with them and
supporting them irregardless of other factors
, - part of attitude & voting behavior studies phase of PP development
heuristics Ans✓✓✓ - mental shortcut strategies or guidelines that
suggest a solution to a problem but do not guarantee an answer
bounded reality Ans✓✓✓ - the notion that decision makers simply do
not have the ability or resources to process all available information and
alternatives to make an optimal decision
- 1 of Herbert Simon's 2 highly significant concepts
satisficing behavior Ans✓✓✓ - Consumers do not have behave entirely
rationally in product or supplier selection.
- They will compare alternatives, but then may make their choice given
imperfect information
- 1 of Herbert Simon's 2 highly significant concepts
bounded rationality, satisficing behavior (q) Ans✓✓✓ What are Herbert
Simon's 2 highly significant concepts?
rational choice Ans✓✓✓ - a choice that uses the available resources to
best achieve the objective of the person making the choice
Homo economicus Ans✓✓✓ - a term used to describe a person who
would make rational decisions in ways predicted by economic theories
- unrealistic bc too simplistic, but predictable
