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chapter 11 outline

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US Gov and Politics
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Political terminology
Campaign finance in the United States
Lobbying in the United States
Political action committee
Advocacy group
United States Congress
Politics of the United States
Civil solidarity pact
Campaign finance reform in the United States
Lobbying
Bias

Explaining proliferation: why interest groups are common in the United States Many kinds of cleavage in the country Constitution makes for many access points Public laws factor the non profit sector Political parties are weak The birth of interest groups Periods of rapid growth Since 1960, 70 percent have established an office in Washington, D.C. 1770s, independence groups 1830s and 1840s, religious, antislavery groups 1860s, craft unions 1880s and 1890s, business associations 1900s and 1910, most major lobbies of today Factors explaining the rise of interest groups Broad economic developments create new interests Farmers produce cash crops Mass production industries begin Government policy itself Created veterans' groups--wars Encouraged formation of Farm Bureau

Chapter 2: Psychology: Themes and Variations, Canadian Edition

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Psychology
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Design of experiments
Bias
scientific method
Evaluation methods
sampling
Experimenter's bias
Confounding
Extraneous variable
Attachment theory

Psychological research Operational definition: describes the operation that will be used to measure or control a variable Aim of good scientific research is a) clarity and precision and b) relative intolerance of error Peer-reviewed articles have strict guidelines for publishing Scientific theories are unfinished; studies give credibility to the claim, not prove it Multiple studies decrease the likelihood of statistical anomaly Research methods Experimentation: manipulation of an independent variable under carefully controlled conditions Pros: control; can observe cause-and-effect Cons: can be artificial; ethical concerns Direct observation: observers watch and record behaviour as objectively and precisely as possible with no/minimal interference Pros: minimizes artificiality

Chapter 7: Psychology: Themes and Variations, Canadian Edition

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Psychology
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Psychological research Operational definition: describes the operation that will be used to measure or control a variable Aim of good scientific research is a) clarity and precision and b) relative intolerance of error Peer-reviewed articles have strict guidelines for publishing Scientific theories are unfinished; studies give credibility to the claim, not prove it Multiple studies decrease the likelihood of statistical anomaly Research methods Experimentation: manipulation of an independent variable under carefully controlled conditions Pros: control; can observe cause-and-effect Cons: can be artificial; ethical concerns Direct observation: observers watch and record behaviour as objectively and precisely as possible with no/minimal interference Pros: minimizes artificiality

Chapter 8: Psychology: Themes and Variations, Canadian Edition

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Psychology
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Design of experiments
Bias
scientific method
Evaluation methods
sampling
Experimenter's bias
Confounding
Extraneous variable
Attachment theory

Psychological research Operational definition: describes the operation that will be used to measure or control a variable Aim of good scientific research is a) clarity and precision and b) relative intolerance of error Peer-reviewed articles have strict guidelines for publishing Scientific theories are unfinished; studies give credibility to the claim, not prove it Multiple studies decrease the likelihood of statistical anomaly Research methods Experimentation: manipulation of an independent variable under carefully controlled conditions Pros: control; can observe cause-and-effect Cons: can be artificial; ethical concerns Direct observation: observers watch and record behaviour as objectively and precisely as possible with no/minimal interference Pros: minimizes artificiality
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