Termen H2

Question 1

proposition

Answer 1

universal statement about the causal relations between two or more concepts

Question 2

theory schema

Answer 2

coherent set of propositions, conditions, hypotheses and observations

Question 3

condition

Answer 3

assumption about the specific setting which relates propositions to observations and hypotheses

Question 4

deductive-nomological explanation

Answer 4

form of explanation of phenomena using propositions and conditions

Question 5

hypothesis

Answer 5

testable prediction, derived from theory

Question 6

modus tollens

Answer 6

logic rule which states that if it is hypothesized that A leads to B, and it is observed that B is not true, than A cannot be true either

Question 7

empirical success

Answer 7

the degree of empirical confirmation of a theory

Question 8

information content

Answer 8

the degree of theoretical precision and theoretical scope of a theory

Question 9

theoretical precision

Answer 9

the degree to which the theory excludes possibilities of what could happen with respect to a particular case

Question 10

theoretical scope

Answer 10

the degree to which the theory is applicable to a wider range of cases: phenomena, populations and settings

Question 11

deeper explanation

Answer 11

type of explanation in which one proposition is explained by another, more general proposition

Question 12

scope condition

Answer 12

set of conditions to which a certain theory is applicable

Question 13

theoretical variable (concept)

Answer 13

hypothetical abstraction that contains certain categories

Question 14

typology

Answer 14

a way of classifying reality, often done by combining concepts

Question 15

independent variable (X)

Answer 15

variable which has an effect on another variable (dependent variable)

Question 16

dependent variable (Y)

Answer 16

variable which is affected by another variable (independent variable)

Question 17

causality

Answer 17

idea that an independent variable (X) has an effect on a dependent variable (Y)

Question 18

ingredients of causality

Answer 18

1. association
2. time order
3. non-spuriousness

Question 19

theory tools

Answer 19

1. theory schema
2. conceptual model
3. formal model