corroboration

n. evidence to support a theory, fact, opinion, or the like. Austrian-born British philosopher Karl Popper (1902–1994) regarded mere corroboration as insufficient grounds for acceptance of a theory. He held instead that the proper test of a theory was one that had a high probability of refuting the theory if it was wrong, and that a theory lacking falsifiability was not scientific. —corroborate vb.

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May 10th 2024

Personalized Implicit Association Test

an implicit attitude measure designed to eliminate the potential influence of extrapersonal associations on responses. In this procedure, the relatively normative category labels of pleasant and unpleasant are typically replaced with the more personalized category labels of I like and I don’t like, and no feedback is given regarding classification errors. It is a variation of the Implicit Association Test. [developed by U.S. psychologists Michael A. Olson and Russell H. Fazio (1952– )]