POLI 1200 Lecture 3: 9-6 week 3
Finishing up Measuring:
I. Methodological Issues
a. Question wording bias
b. Question order
i. Priming someone to think about issues
c. Experiments
i. Benefits
1. Greater control
2. Greater causal inferences
3. Straight forward
a. Only manipulating one thing. Can see if there is a difference
pretty easily
4. Can be repeated
ii. Problems
1. Generalizability
a. Does the experiment really replicate the real world?
2. Can’t control everything
3. Ethics
a. Human subjects.
II. Participation
a. Forms of participation
i. Voting
ii. Lobbying
iii. Volunteering
iv. Donating
v. Running for office
vi. Being part of groups
vii. Contacting representatives
viii.
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