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determinism |
the idea that all events have meaningful, systematic causes. Believing in cause and effect |
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Empiricism |
best way to find out how the world works is by making observations |
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Parsimony |
simplicity; when there are two competing theories, pick the simpler one |
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Testability |
the idea that scientific theories should be confirmable or unconfirmable usiing currently available techniques |
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experimental method |
A powerful way to answer difficult research questions |
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intuition |
I believe it is true because I feel it is true |
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Authority |
I believe it is true because an expert says it's true |
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Logic and reasoning |
Derive to solutions using rational thinking |
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The scientific method |
assumes there are natural, predictable causes to a phenomenon. Any phenomenon can be observed/measured. assumes all phenomenons/ideas are testable |
