Features of science Flashcards
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What is a paradigm?
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A set of shared assumptions and agreed methods within a scientific discipline.
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What is a paradigm shift?
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A fundamental change in approach or underlying assumptions.
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What is falsifiability?
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The principle that a theory cannot be considered scientific unless it admits the possibility of being proved untrue.
4
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What is replicability?
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The extent to which scientific procedures and findings can be repeated by other researchers.
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