Main features of Behaviouralism are as under: 1. Regulation:
It means that it is possible to make rules and methods for the study of Political Science. Though human behaviour is changeable and is affected by many factors, but regularization can be found in political behaviour of man. Principles to understand the political behaviour can be made by finding out the regularities of human behaviour through scientific analysis.
2. Verification:
This is base of scientificness. Behaviouralism is of the view that facts of human behaviour can be verified on the basis of experiential units. The process of re – evaluation and verifying the collected material related to human behaviour is called verification. Rules can be made more authentic by verification.
3. Technique:
Technique refers to those media by which facts are obtained and analyzed. Behaviouralism gives stress on use of refined techniques in Political Science as it is done in natural sciences, so that relevant, reliable and observable material can be obtained. Behaviouralistic analysis uses the scientific techniques like statistical research, Survey, mathematical representation and interview.
4. Quantification:
Quantification means the process of purification of collected facts, data and information. Behaviouralism be lieves that quantification is necessary to bring clarity and regularity in the collected information and facts.
5. Systematization:
Behaviouralism believes that research work should be organised and systematic. There should be co-ordination between reseasch and principle making. Principles based on research must be reliable and scientific. First of all, research should be done, and after that, principles should be made on the results obtained by research.
6. Values:
Behaviorists keep values and facts apart. They have nothing to do with moral values and ethics. For example: Democracy, Equality and Liberty can be high ideals, but their presence or absence cannot be measured scientifically. Researchers must be indifferent to values for the scientificness and objectivity of research. Only then scientific study can be possible. In this way, Behaviouralism gives importance to value – free approach.
7. Integration:
This is also called integrity. Man is a social animal. His political behaviour is affected by many economic, social, religious and cultural elements. So, human behaviour must be studied in parts. Human behaviour has certain units. Therefore, study in context of the happenings in the society is compulsory to under – stand political happenings and behaviour.
8. Pure Science:
Behaviouralism aims to develop Political Science as a pure science because refined science of politics can be effective in solution of political problems. Behaviouralism lays stress on use of refined methods like natural sciences in order to make Political Science a pure science.
