Political Science · Comparative Political Analysis
UGC NET December 2014 Political Science
Who among the following has used the concepts of goal changing, feedback and learning?
ADavid Easton
BKarl Deutsch ✓ Correct
CGabriel Almond
DLucian Pye
Correct answer: (B) Karl Deutsch — Karl Deutsch used the concepts of goal changing, feedback and learning, so he is the answer.
Explanation
★Karl Deutsch used the concepts of goal changing, feedback and learning, so he is the answer.
★He introduced them in his work Nerves of Government (1963).
★He treated the political system as a cybernetic, communication-driven network.
★Feedback lets the system learn from the results of its decisions.
★Goal changing lets it adjust its aims in response to new information.
★He urged the use of quantitative methods and system analysis in politics.
★Easton, Almond and Pye worked on systems and development from other angles.
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