hypothetico-deductive method

a method of scientific inquiry in which the credibility or explanatory power of a falsifiable hypothesis is tested by making predictions on the basis of this hypothesis and determining whether these predictions are consistent with empirical observations. It is one of the most widely used scientific methods for disproving hypotheses and building corroboration for those that remain. Also called mathematico-deductive method.

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Psychology term of the day

November 24th 2024

pornographomania

1. a morbid impulse to write obscene letters.

2. sexual arousal associated with writing obscenities.