PUP 3002 FSU Exam 1 Quiz Questions
and Answers
A policy model is - ANSWER-a simplified expression of the causal relationships that
link policy inputs with a
policy output of interest
A causal relationship exists when a change occurs due to the relationship between
an - ANSWER-input and output
One important element of a good model of public policy is - ANSWER-ideologically
neutrality
Game theory is - ANSWER-a tool to study strategic decision making
Robert Axelrod's computer experiment tournament that had people submit solutions
to
prisoner's dilemmas that led to the creation of the Tit-for-Tat solution that suggests
that - ANSWER-cooperation is the best strategy
A discount factor is - ANSWER-a measure of how people discount future benefits
relative to current ones
A rational person is assumed to be - ANSWER-self interested
One outcome of monitoring to encourage cooperation between two parties is -
ANSWER-there are costs associated with monitoring
Free-riding exists where - ANSWER-an individual knows that he or she may be able
to enjoy the benefits that a group
provides without joining that group
The assumptions of game theory - ANSWER-are often criticized for being unrealistic
Free-riding problems increase as group - ANSWER-get larger
Some observers suggest that people have a _________ are more likely to become
involved
in crime - ANSWER-low discount factor
Internalized norms encourage cooperation among people because non-cooperation
imposes a - ANSWER-psychological cost on them
An oil plant allows pollution to go into the river, lowering the water quality. The
pollution
and Answers
A policy model is - ANSWER-a simplified expression of the causal relationships that
link policy inputs with a
policy output of interest
A causal relationship exists when a change occurs due to the relationship between
an - ANSWER-input and output
One important element of a good model of public policy is - ANSWER-ideologically
neutrality
Game theory is - ANSWER-a tool to study strategic decision making
Robert Axelrod's computer experiment tournament that had people submit solutions
to
prisoner's dilemmas that led to the creation of the Tit-for-Tat solution that suggests
that - ANSWER-cooperation is the best strategy
A discount factor is - ANSWER-a measure of how people discount future benefits
relative to current ones
A rational person is assumed to be - ANSWER-self interested
One outcome of monitoring to encourage cooperation between two parties is -
ANSWER-there are costs associated with monitoring
Free-riding exists where - ANSWER-an individual knows that he or she may be able
to enjoy the benefits that a group
provides without joining that group
The assumptions of game theory - ANSWER-are often criticized for being unrealistic
Free-riding problems increase as group - ANSWER-get larger
Some observers suggest that people have a _________ are more likely to become
involved
in crime - ANSWER-low discount factor
Internalized norms encourage cooperation among people because non-cooperation
imposes a - ANSWER-psychological cost on them
An oil plant allows pollution to go into the river, lowering the water quality. The
pollution
