[POL 3] - Midterm Exam Guide - Ultimate 21 pages long Study Guide!
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Prospective hypothesize explanations for events that emphasize different causes; highlight different factors that we can use to explain different causes. Tell us where to look for an explanation. Theory = statements of relationship between causes and effects. Prospective 2: role of the state of matter. Simplified event; highlighted the role of different factors; neither one is necessarily wrong, all filled in a piece of the puzzle. We use theories in the social sciences to explain the difference in the events we are trying to describe. Natural sciences = events involving physical objects. More difficult bc people don"t always take rational actions; random. Behaviouralism proposes that individuals alone (and in groups) behave according to certain patterns that we can try to describe, explain and predict. We develop theories to try to address these questions. Key components of a theoretical explanation of an event. Dependent variable (dv) = what we are trying to explain.
