Theory Data Cycle

Question 1

theory data cycle

Answer 1

1. start with a theory
2. from theory you get hypothesis
3. from hypothesis you generate predictions
4. you collect data
5. figure out how data relates to your theory

Question 2

theory

Answer 2

general set of ideas or a general framework that is meant to organize a bunch of ideas

Question 3

hypothesis

Answer 3

a specific statement stating how certain phenomena relate to each other

Question 4

predictions

Answer 4

assertion in the specific context of research designs

Question 5

data

Answer 5

set of observations

Question 6

three things that make a good theory

Answer 6

1. supported by data
2. falsifiable
3. parsimonious

Question 7

best support involves:

Answer 7

1. replication

2. converging data

Question 8

converging data

Answer 8

different labs are all finding the same thing

- research is being done using various types of methods

Question 9

falsifiable

Answer 9

if there is no way of disproving a theory then its not a good theory

Question 10

parsimonious

Answer 10

simplest explanation is the best explanation

Question 11

how to pick the more parsimonious theory

Answer 11

pick the simpler theory if they both explain something equally well
- otherwise select the theory that best explains the data