TY - JOUR
AU - Rice, Stuart A.
AB - THE BEHAVIOR OF LEGISLATIVE GROUPS: A METHOD OF MEASUREMENT OLITICS and sociology must be behavioristi if c they are to be quantitat in ive method. Attitudes and motives in themselves offer a valid subject of scientific inquiry , but they are not susceptibl of e measurement and , the subjective bias of the investigator is invariably present to cast doubt upon his conclusions. It is only when opinions and attitudes find expression in conduct that they yiel d to exact analysis. The first tas k in creat ing a scienc of e politics, therefore is a , search for behaviorist mat ic erials representa of ti ve the intangible sub­ jective elements of political activit y. The second task is to devise quantita tive methods for measuring these materials. The most tangible and measurabl units e of political behavior are votes. They are tangibl bec e aus e simple and precise . They are measurable, for although each is reall a y £;ross meas­ ure of opinion the , value of which may differ widely in differ ­ ent individuals the , y are neverthel ess assumed to have equal value and are counted and recorde offic d iall 
TI - The Behavior of Legislative Groups: A Method of Measurement
JF - Political Science Quarterly
DO - 10.2307/2142407
DA - 1925-03-15
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/the-behavior-of-legislative-groups-a-method-of-measurement-FPe9F6GCYl
SP - 60
EP - 72
VL - 40
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -