Assumptions Flashcards
1
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Determinism
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-o Everything is predetermined by other events
2
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Empiricism
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o Accurate, reliable and systematic observations help understand, define, predict and improve behaviour
3
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Parsimony
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Check simple logical explanations before considering one with more complex assumptions.
4
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Philosophic doubt
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o Conclusions from scientific manipulation are tentative
5
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Scientific manipulation
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o Experiments allow comparisons of a variable under different conditions to see if they affect phenomena.
6
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explanatory fiction
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o Circular arguments that do not help to explain behaviour.
7
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Assumptions
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Philosophic doubt Parsimony Scientific manipulation Empiricism Explanatory fiction Determinism
