PLSC 102 midterm exam with correct
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what three things are theories used for in international relations? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--explain material entities| | |
-explain conceptual factors | |
-to form ideas about norms and identities
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what is the difference between the everyday usage of the word 'theory'
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and the scientific usage of the word? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-In
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everyday use, the word "theory" often means an untested hunch, or a
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guess without supporting evidence. But for scientists, a theory has
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nearly the opposite meaning. A theory is a well-substantiated
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explanation of an aspect of the natural world that can incorporate laws,
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hypotheses and facts. | |
theory definition - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a collection of propositions
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that combine to explain phenomena by specifying the relationships
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among a set of concepts| | | |
Theories often involve correlation/causation problems. Briefly describe
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what this means. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-example: 15th century dutch
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experiencing a great population of babies and a huge migration of storks
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, leading to the greatest harvest of all time and increased fertility of
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women.
correlation between the amount of babies and migration of storks does
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not lead to the cause of storks bringing babies
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correlation definition - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a mutual connection
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between two or more things
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causation definition - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the action of causing
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something
what is the basic premise of the behavioralist perspective on
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international relations? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-behavioralism finds
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patterns in human behavior and state behavior using empirical
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methods, grounded in scientific method
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behavioralism definition - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-proposes that
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individuals, both alone and in groups, act in patterned ways
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what contribution does philosophy/philosophers make to discussions of
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international relations? briefly mention the contributions of two
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philosophers. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Philosophy has contributed to
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the development of international relations by calling attention to
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fundamental relationships: those between the individuals and society,
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between individuals in society, and between societies.
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answers
what three things are theories used for in international relations? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--explain material entities| | |
-explain conceptual factors | |
-to form ideas about norms and identities
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what is the difference between the everyday usage of the word 'theory'
| | | | | | | | | | | |
and the scientific usage of the word? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-In
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everyday use, the word "theory" often means an untested hunch, or a
| | | | | | | | | | | |
guess without supporting evidence. But for scientists, a theory has
| | | | | | | | | |
nearly the opposite meaning. A theory is a well-substantiated
| | | | | | | | |
explanation of an aspect of the natural world that can incorporate laws,
| | | | | | | | | | | |
hypotheses and facts. | |
theory definition - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a collection of propositions
| | | | | | | |
that combine to explain phenomena by specifying the relationships
| | | | | | | | |
among a set of concepts| | | |
Theories often involve correlation/causation problems. Briefly describe
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what this means. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-example: 15th century dutch
| | | | | | | | |
experiencing a great population of babies and a huge migration of storks
| | | | | | | | | | |
, leading to the greatest harvest of all time and increased fertility of
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
women.
correlation between the amount of babies and migration of storks does
| | | | | | | | | | |
not lead to the cause of storks bringing babies
| | | | | | | |
correlation definition - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a mutual connection
| | | | | | |
between two or more things
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causation definition - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the action of causing
| | | | | | | |
something
what is the basic premise of the behavioralist perspective on
| | | | | | | | | |
international relations? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-behavioralism finds
| | | | | |
patterns in human behavior and state behavior using empirical
| | | | | | | | |
methods, grounded in scientific method
| | | |
behavioralism definition - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-proposes that
| | | | | |
individuals, both alone and in groups, act in patterned ways
| | | | | | | | |
what contribution does philosophy/philosophers make to discussions of
| | | | | | | |
international relations? briefly mention the contributions of two
| | | | | | | |
philosophers. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Philosophy has contributed to
| | | | | | |
the development of international relations by calling attention to
| | | | | | | | |
fundamental relationships: those between the individuals and society,
| | | | | | | |
between individuals in society, and between societies.
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