IAFF 1005 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Analytic Reasoning, Prospect Theory, Cognitive Psychology
28 Dec 2018
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Levels of analysis, the individual, sub-state/internal/policymaking, human nature. Information processing problems: persistence of belief systems, misuse of analogies, cognitive psychology, risk-taking tendencies, taking risks to avoid losses, prospect theory, sex-gender, sex: biologically affected, gender: socially constructed (not generated at the individual level, societal consequences, policy consequences. Idiosyncrasies of leaders: good: strategic, tactical, thoughtful, analytical, clear/coherent, selfless/empathetic, stable, humble, secure, cool/calm, bad: random, improvisational, impetuous, impulsive, inconsistent, self-absorbed, unstable, arrogant, insecure, hot-headed, solutions, education, values/socialization, analytic reasoning, systems, checks and balances, dual-key decisions, change. Ideas developed in the 18th and 19th centuries: the idea: every nation would have its own state, the hope: conflict would therefore decline, the problem: hard/impossible to implement, few countries are homogenous, some have many groups. Important interests: tertiary/peripheral interests, categories, physical survival and safety, not being annihilated/attacked, political interests. International interests: allies and friends; stability and order, cultural interests, preservation/perpetuation, environmental interests, sustainable conditions, non-state actors, non-state actors.
