Behavioralism, One Approach Used in the Study of International Relations

question 47

Multiple Choice

Behavioralism, one approach used in the study of international relations, posits that

• A) democratic states often behave in a warlike manner toward each other.
• B) individuals, both alone and in groups, act in predictable ways.
• C) rival states dominate each other through territorial conquest.
• D) individuals and political institutions are innately good.
• E) human behavior is random and unpredictable.

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Definitions:

Probability Density Function

A Probability Density Function (PDF) is a function that describes the relative likelihood for a continuous random variable to take on a given value.

Expected Value

A statistical measure that calculates the average outcome of a random variable after many repetitions of an experiment.

Random Variable

A variable that can take numeric values, which are the results of a random event.

Mean

A measure of central tendency, calculated by adding all the values in a dataset and dividing by the number of values.