What is a theory?
What will be an ideal response?
A theory is a body of statements that systematize knowledge of, and explain, phenomena. Stated differently, theories help “organize, systematize, and coordinate existing knowledge” in a unified explanatory framework. Two crucial aspects of empirical theory are (1) that it leads to specific, testable predictions and (2) that the more observations there are to support these predictions, the more the theory is confirmed.
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Discuss the use of heuristics in making political decisions, their benefits, and their costs.
What will be an ideal response?
Following the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon buildings, President George W Bush's approval rating
a. skyrocketed to 86 percent. c. dipped to 50 percent. b. jumped to 50 percent. d. nose-dived to 36 percent.
Perceptions of individual rights, expectations of limited government, shifting coalitions, and toleration of dissent by a presumably loyal opposition help to explain
a. international conflict. c. normative democratic peace. b. rally-‘round-the-flag effect. d. liberal feminism.
Making culturally based distinctions among people within societies happens
a. never. b. sometimes. c. often. d. always. e. less over time.