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Unit 2 GOV 133 Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Comparative Method | The process by which different cases are compared in order to better understand their qualities, and to develop hypotheses, theories, and concepts |
| Critical Thinking | The careful and objective analysis of facts and data with a view to making an informed judgment about a phenomenon |
| Empirical Approach | Conclusions or inferences based on facts, experience, or observation rather than logic or theory |
| Normative Approach | Reaching judgements and prescriptions about what should have happened or what ought to happen |
| Behaviouralism | An approach to the study of politics that emphasizes people over institutions, focusing on the systematic study of the behaviors of individuals |
| Grand Theory | A board and abstract form of theorizing that incorporates many theories and tries to explain broad area of a discipline rather than more focused matters |
| Modern | A state with an industrial or post-industrial economy, affluence, specialized occupations, social mobility, and an urban and educated population |
| Modernization | The process of acquiring the attributes of a modern society, or one reflecting contemporary ideas, institutions, and norms |
| Methodology | The body of methods used, or the means used, to undertake the study of a phen onomenon or a problem |
| Unit of Analysis | The object of study in comparative politics |
| Level of Analysis | The level of study in comparative politics ranging from the macro (political system) level to the micro (individual) level |
| Case Study Method | A research method involving detailed study of a particular object and the context within which it exists |
| Most Similar System | A research approach based on explaining a key difference between two or more similar political systems |
| Most Different System | A research approach based on explaining a key similarity between two or more dissimilar political system |
| Qualitative Method | A research method based on studying a few cases within their natural setting, with an emphasis on values, opinions, behavior, and context |
| Quantitative Method | A research method using more cases, more variables, and attempting to explain political phenomena using statistical analysis |
| Variable | A changeable feature, factor, quantity, or element |
| Dependent Variable | The factor or element we wish to explain |
| Independent Variable | The factor or element believed to influence the dependent variable. There are often many such variables |
| Correlation | A relationship between two or more variables or attributes. _____ , however does not always prove causation |
| Regression Line | The link of best fit in a scatterplot, summarizing the relationship between two variables |
| Outlier | The observation furthest away from the value predicted by the regression line |
| Historical Method | A research method based on studying cases from the past, often with a focus on their development through time |
| Counterfactual | A thought experiment speculating on possible outcomes if a particular factor had been absent from a process, or an absent factor has been present |
| Selection Bias | A problem that arises when selected cases and variables are unrepresentative of the wider class from which they are drawn |
| Confirmation Bias | The tendency to seek out or interpret information that confirms pre-existing beliefs and attitudes and to ignore information that does not |
| Globalization | The process by which the links between people, corporations, and governments in different states become integrated through political, decisions, trade, investment, and technology |
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