| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Living in interesting times : how can behavioral political science help us understand the current political moment? -- The rational actor model of political decision making -- The limits of human processing : bounded rationality, heuristics & biases -- What you say may matter less than how you say it : the role of framing in political communication effects -- The limitations of the unitary actor model of government -- Feeling politics : how emotions impact attitudes and behavior -- The origins of political preferences : material self-interest or personality, moral values and group attitudes? -- Better to be right or to belong? Motivated reasoning in politics -- Looking forward : how behavioral political science can help policymakers |
| Summary |
How and why do people make political decisions? This book is the first to present a unified framework of the Behavioral Political Science paradigm. - BPS presents a range of psychological approaches to understanding political decision-making. The integration of these approaches with Rational Choice Theory provides students with a comprehensible paradigm for understanding current political events around the world. Presented in nontechnical language and enlivened with a wealth of real-world examples, this is an ideal core text for a one-semester courses in political science, American government, political psychology, or political behavior. It can also supplement a course in international relations or public policy |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
| Subject |
Behaviorism (Political science) -- United States
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Rational choice theory.
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Human behavior models.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General.
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Behaviorism (Political science)
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Human behavior models.
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Politics and government.
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Rational choice theory.
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-2017. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2009003409
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United States -- Politics and government -- 2017-2021
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| Subject |
United States.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Valentino, Nicholas A., author
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Wayne, Carly, author
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| LC no. |
2021008473 |
| ISBN |
9781009029827 |
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1009029827 |
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