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International Politics, Chapter 5 Quiz

1. The process that involves gathering and analyzing information, establishing goals, and making policy choices is called

a. groupthink.

b. behavioralism.

c. cognitive planning.

d. decision making.

2. Which of the following allows decision makers to suppress ideas and information that run counter to their accepted interpretations of events and actors?

a. reliance on others

b. doing exhaustive research

c. seeking cognitive consistency

d. believing in the worst possible outcome so as not to be disappointed

3. A heuristic device

a. is a frame of reference to help organize and evaluate information and options.

b. helps individuals to make choices within the limits of the known.

c. addresses the role of women in politics and the ways that greater female participation in politics would alter policies.

d. helps individuals express aggressive behavior.

4. Frustration-aggression theory states that

a. collectively aggressive societies sometimes become frustrated.

b. frustrated societies sometimes become collectively aggressive.

c. both frustrated societies and aggressive societies often become isolationist.

d. the elimination of government corruption would lower levels of frustration and aggression.

5. Ethologists argue that many aspects of human political behavior can be explained by

a. emphasizing predetermined images.

b. studying innate human characteristics.

c. using psychological theories.

d. societal gender roles.

6. Researchers who examine how the specific pressures of our positions can affect our behavior

a. study heuristics.

b. emphasize biopolitics.

c. use an incremental approach.

d. study organizational behavior.

7. One common role expectation is that leaders should

a. delegate powers to others.

b. be decisive.

c. wait before taking action.

d. admit when they cannot solve a problem.

8. Groupthink creates an atmosphere in which

a. discordant information is ignored.

b. all policy options are explored.

c. constructive criticism is welcomed.

d. consensus is difficult to achieve.

9. Which of James David Barber's presidential personality types do scholars believe is best for a president?

a. active-negative

b. active-positive

c. passive-negative

d. passive-positive

10. Satisficing is a method used to limit the scope of decisions.

a. True

b. False