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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Schelling say people have a tendency to do?
2. What does Schelling say is the term for a situation where two people hurt themselves and each other by making self-interested decisions?
3. What does Schelling say about the underlying motivation for segregation?
4. What does the critical mass provide for the individual?
5. What does Schelling say race discrimination is caused by?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the commons model?
2. How do economic systems resemble ant colonies, in Schelling's analysis?
3. How does Schelling describe the role of the social scientist?
4. What is an unconditional preference?
5. What example does Schelling use to illustrate an externality?
6. How does Schelling define equilibrium?
7. In what way does Schelling say that individual and aggregate behavior are different?
8. What is the key factor in the critical-mass model?
9. What hope does Schelling have for the future of nuclear weapons?
10. How many possible genetic variations can result when two people have a baby together?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What institutions or roles is the social scientist playing by analyzing, predicting and trying to influence human behavior? Is the social scientist a preacher, engineer, or artist? What roles does he take, and how is the social scientist different? Cite examples from the book as you make your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Schelling writes that groups tend to gather around a primary distinction, but secondary distinctions still exist beneath the surface. Select a case study from history or from current events and describe the interplay between the dominant identifier and the relationship between sub-identifications within that group.
Essay Topic 3
What are the risks and benefits of using numerical analysis in models of human behavior?
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