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Key Concepts for PSCI 4224 -
Midterm Through Final
The following is an incomplete list of major concepts and ideas that we've discussed during the second half of the semester. It is organized along the timelines of our discussion throughout the second 8 weeks of the term. As you study, be sure to think about examples of each of these concepts. One way of displaying your understanding is to be able to use these concepts in concrete examples. Voting and Decision Rules: Condorcet's Paradox Arrow' Theorem Cyclical majorities Singlepeakedness Characteristics of Voting Rules: Universal Admissibility Pareto Optimality Unanimity Nondictatorship Anonymity/Undifferentiatedness Neutrality Monotonicity Voting Rules: Condorcet winner Plurality winner Majority winner Amendment Procedures Runoff Procedure Approval Voting Cumulative Voting Borda Count Von Neumann-Morgenstern Method Lottery Cardinal Utility GAME THEORY Normal Form Game Extensive Form Game Zero-Sum Game Non-zero-sum (aka Positive-Sum, aka Mixed-Motive ) Game “Look Ahead and Reason Back” Dominant Strategy Dominated Strategy Equilibrium / Saddlepoint Maximin Strategy Minimax Strategy Security Level Mixed Strategy Threat Vulnerable Equilibrium Force Vulnerable Equilibrium Non-myopic Equilibrium Tit-for-tat Cheating Iterated/Repeated Play Strategic Move Unconditional Move Conditional Move Threats & Promises Compellent & Deterrent Warning & Assurances Credible Commitment COMMON GAMES Hero Spite Chicken Convergence Prisoners Dilemma THINKING STRATEGICALLY (Dixit & Nalebuff) Time vs Newsweek (60) Congress vs Federal Reserve (115) HDTV (120) Nuclear Deterrence (128) Boeing (139) -- Can you create the game matrix? Gift of the Magi (189) Chapter 13 Case #s: 6 (336), 8 (342), 18 (360), 20 (364) |
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