POLI 3000 TEST 1 EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2026
Iterative process - ANS we continually review and refine our work while we are working in
each step and across the steps
Literature - ANS Our ideas come from our own experiences and the published works or
others called the
Research Question - ANS We read and observe and think about the world around us in order
to develop a...
Empirical Theory - ANS reformulates the research question based on current knowledge from
research, observation, and logic about the phenomena under investigation.
Hypothesis - ANS propose an explanation of how the concepts that we are investigating work
together
Applied Research - ANS used to help solve practical problems
Axiology - ANS the study of values
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, Basic assumptions of the research process - ANS Knowledgeable, communicable,
generalizable
Basic Research - ANS is used to advance knowledge and look for relationships between
theoretical constructs and their related variables
Behavioral Research - ANS how people behave in the political world (voting) and factors that
influence behaviors (age, race, gender, public opinion, ideology, religion, etc.,)
Causal arguments meet 4 specific conditions - ANS 1) The two concepts must co-vary
2) Must have proper temporal order
3) Causal mechanism (ties the two variables together)
4)The relationship between the two concepts cannot be spurious (caused by a third unseen or
unmeasured concept)
Communicable - ANS Clearly articulates all parts of the research process to others who can
check our methods and results
Comparative Politics - ANS draws comparisons at the country and regional levels that are
developed through in-depth case studies
Data collection - ANS involves a number of practical concerns
Empirical Analysis - ANS Refers to analysis of evidence of how things actually are, or evidence
of reality
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AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2026
Iterative process - ANS we continually review and refine our work while we are working in
each step and across the steps
Literature - ANS Our ideas come from our own experiences and the published works or
others called the
Research Question - ANS We read and observe and think about the world around us in order
to develop a...
Empirical Theory - ANS reformulates the research question based on current knowledge from
research, observation, and logic about the phenomena under investigation.
Hypothesis - ANS propose an explanation of how the concepts that we are investigating work
together
Applied Research - ANS used to help solve practical problems
Axiology - ANS the study of values
@COPYRIGHT 2026/2027 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
1
, Basic assumptions of the research process - ANS Knowledgeable, communicable,
generalizable
Basic Research - ANS is used to advance knowledge and look for relationships between
theoretical constructs and their related variables
Behavioral Research - ANS how people behave in the political world (voting) and factors that
influence behaviors (age, race, gender, public opinion, ideology, religion, etc.,)
Causal arguments meet 4 specific conditions - ANS 1) The two concepts must co-vary
2) Must have proper temporal order
3) Causal mechanism (ties the two variables together)
4)The relationship between the two concepts cannot be spurious (caused by a third unseen or
unmeasured concept)
Communicable - ANS Clearly articulates all parts of the research process to others who can
check our methods and results
Comparative Politics - ANS draws comparisons at the country and regional levels that are
developed through in-depth case studies
Data collection - ANS involves a number of practical concerns
Empirical Analysis - ANS Refers to analysis of evidence of how things actually are, or evidence
of reality
@COPYRIGHT 2026/2027 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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