Rational actors - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Core Ideas of Liberalism correct answers Rationality, Individualism, Progress Individualism correct answers - the individual is the basic building block of liberal ideology - provides bottom up view - transfer individual preferences into state-formed policy - a source of moral value Rationality/Reason correct answers 1. Philosophical -humans are endowed with reason naturally which enables them to remake their environment 2. Scientific - States and individuals are rational actors with r...

Realism - Answer-state seeks material power and economic power Neorealism - Answer--States are rational unitary actors -States seek security not power -Relative Power and zero-sum Liberalism - Answer--Cooperation -Critical theory - realism and liberalism are not logical -absolut gains Neoliberalism - Answer-institutions matter Constructivism - Answer-based on an ideational ontology, rather than a material ontology. Thus constructivism is posed against both realism and liberalism Alexan...

INS 3003 FSU FINAL EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+ International Political Economy Correct Answer: multidimensional bargains between actors and states Postwar Economic History Correct Answer: international institutions two blocs economic growth BRICS Theories to IPE Correct Answer: Realism: mercantilism, relative gains, MNCs serving the state Radicalism: Marxist, global capitalism hierarchy, imperialism Econ Liberalism: rational self-interest, f...

Realism Oldest theory of IR (theory) Realism (2) (Int'l system in what state?) International system in a state of anarchy (theory) Realism (3) (Main actors in IR?) States are the main actors in IR (theory) Realism (4) (States are ___ and ___ actors) States are unitary and rational actors (theory) Anarchy There is no central governing authority among states (def and it's theory) Anarchy (2) International politics are fundamentally different from domestic politics (def and it's theor...

rational decision making → Traditional economic theory that people are rational actors rational choice/public choice → people act based on their self interest what does it mean to be a rational actor? → You are able to rank, order your preferences based on the expected utility of each option. → These rank ordered preferences are stable and transitive. → Having perfect information about all alternative possibilities. → Maximize your utility pure rationality → requires p...

Punctuated equilibrium - ️️Happens when attention of key decision makers becomes focused on a single issue or problem Generally happens when an issue hits a breaking point and attention shifts and becomes proportionately focused Some issues can't be solved incrementally what does it mean to be a rational actor? - ️️You are able to rank, order your preferences based on the expected utility of each option. These rank ordered preferences are stable and transitive. Having perfect ...

Two types of interaction correct answers Cooperation and Bargaining Cooperation correct answers one or both actors better off positvie sum game Bargaining correct answers one is better off while other is worse off zero sum game Types of Cooperation correct answers coordination and collaboration -> build institutions Coordination correct answers actors agree to coordinate actions, not incentive to leave Collaberation correct answers after agreement, actors have incentive to l...

CMN 140 Exam1, CMN 140 Exam 2, CMN 140 Final 194 Questions with Verified Answers "Hardware" vs "Software" of the brain - CORRECT ANSWER *Hardware:* -Biological organ of communication -Computation is processed in gray matter -> e.g. how info is processed in the brain -Info is transmitted via white matter *Software:* -The brain gives rise to the mind -Some programs are innate (e.g. capacity for language) -Some are learned (e.g. English language) *There is a deep physical conn...

BMAL-590 Microeconomics EXAM TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE (A+ PASS) Microeconomics - Answers - focuses on individual actions of sellers (producers) and buyers (consumers) and how those actions have consequences for the availability, distribution, and utilization of scarce resources. When we refer to "individual" action, we are referring to: - Answers - a variety of actors that in microeconomic terms can be referred to as sellers (producers) and buyers (consumers)...

UH Manoa — PH 420 (M. Tagorda) — Midterm Exam Review updated to pass What is the basic idea behind diffusion theory? A. People are more likely to change their behavior if they intend, or plan, to do so. B. People are rational actors who do 'mental math' when deciding whether or not to adopt a new behavior. C. The adoption of a new behavior tends to travel through a population in a predictable pattern D. Behavior change is a process that occurs in predictable stages, ...