Theory-Testing in Psychology and Physics: A Methodological Paradox
- 1 June 1967
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Philosophy of Science
- Vol. 34 (2), 103-115
- https://doi.org/10.1086/288135
Abstract
Because physical theories typically predict numerical values, an improvement in experimental precision reduces the tolerance range and hence increases corroborability. In most psychological researc...Keywords
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