Theories and Observations Flashcards
1
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What does science consist of?
A
- Theories
- Universal causation
Cause-Effect
2
Q
What is a theory?
A
- A functional map of how something work
- Different from how the model of theory plays out in the real world
Visualization
3
Q
What does it mean that science is nomothetic?
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- Does not concern itself with individual cases but with universal phenomena
Categories or characteristics of the individual - To apply to as many people as possible?
- To make sense of the world on a bigger scale?
- Can it be proven?
4
Q
Does there exists observations without theories?
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- We collect data in a particular way
- Observations are shaped by language and concepts
Several perspectives
Different cultures
Language isnt rigid
5
Q
Concepts
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- Measurements or Apparatus
Methods or “things” used in science - Constructs
What is intelligence
Can it be measured - Pre-knowledge
6
Q
Auxiliary hypotheses
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- Theoretical assumptions - observed in a particular way
Background knowledge - Assumptions used in science all the time
Smoking-Health
Money-Happiness
7
Q
Permissible auxiliary hypotheses
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- Hypotheses can be tested together and thereby can uphold results
fMRA - does it measure what i need ?
