Rational Actor Model

purposeful behavior; looks at rational assumptions and ways we deviate

B=P+E what does the B stand for

behavior

B=P+E what does the P stand for

personal attributes

B=P+E what does the E stand for

environmental factors

Strong situations

extraordinary circumstances (natural disaster or terrorism)

Obedience

form of social influence where one alters their behavior bc authority told them to

Conformity

form of social influence where one alters attitudes, beliefs, or behaviors to match social group

Geopolitics

genes are related to voting behavior

Monozygotic

identical twins

Political socialization

social environment and processes that effect attitudes, values, and beliefs

Psychobiography

historically relevant theories and their matching psychologist who coined them

What is an example of a psychobiography

Freud with his dream analysis and childhood experiences

Big 5 Traits

OCEAN openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism

Right wing authoritarianism

ignores contradictory ideas, world is dangerous, quick to disprove ideas they don't like

Fundamental attribution error

people attribute behavior to others to internal disposition and their own behavior to external forces

Authority/respect

concerns related to social order and the obligations of hierarchical relationships such as obedience, respect, and proper role fulfillment

Hot cognition

reaction to stimulus is more about emotional influences rather than logic

Affective intelligence theory

a dispositional system for routine information or emotional experiences versus a surveillance system for unexpected information

Analogical reasoning

humans tend to compare new situations to something apparently similar we experienced in the past

What are two possible ways to set up a survey experiment

Through a control group and a treatment group. Control group is the benchmark. Treatment group is testing a variable

What is the purpose of a survey experiment

To establish causality and determine efficacy of treatment

What are two potential problems with the Rational actor model

One is individual limits which could be misperceptions or bias. Another is fixed preference assumption which could be discounting the future or risk

Neuropolitics

the relationship between the brain and politics. fMRI, skin conductance, eye tracking

Misperception

individual limitation critique of rational actor model.

Banality of evil

People's desire to be good subjects and obey authority is greater than their desire to do good (Milgram experiment)

Discounting the future

present bias. prioritization of immediate reward