1 Introduction 1.1 Models and Theories in Science Cognitive scientists seek to understand how the mind works. That is, we want to describe and predict people's behavior, and we ultimately wish to explain it, in the same way that physicists predict the motion of an apple that is dislodged ...
Philosophy of science - Explanations, Laws, Theories: The logical-empiricist project of contrasting the virtues of science with the defects of other human ventures was only partly carried out by attempting to understand the logic of scientific justificat
The term "theory" is frequently defined but with a wide range of completeness of the definitions. Only rarely are theories in biology included as examples. 展开 关键词: law nature of science science teaching theory DOI: 10.1023/B:IJMA.0000016848.93930.9c 被引量: 72 ...
After a brief introduction to meta-theoretical analysis in cognitive science, the dynamic and structural components of a theory are described. The analysis of conceptual mappings between components and explanation strategies is also described, as well as the processes of intra-theory generalization and ...
interest in determining state behaviour. The outbreak ofWorld War IIconverted many scholars to that pessimistic vision. Thereafter, realism became established in Americanpolitical sciencedepartments, its fortunes boosted by a number of émigré European scholars, most notably the German-born political ...
It is explicitly based on "behavioural science." I use this article as the point of departure for demonstrating how more social and interpretative understandings may provide fruitful improvements for research in information seeking, browsing, and related phenomena. It is part of my ongoing ...
It includes newly expanded summaries, coverage of all the most recent major developments in archaeological method, science, technology and theory, including gender archaeology, agency, materiality and engagement theory, and the latest GIS and survey techniques. Also discussed are such topics as genetics...
The first true theories were formulated in ancient science; an example is Euclid’s work. At about the same time, Aristotle and the Stoics devoted considerable thought to the structure of theoretical knowledge. The next important step in the development of theoretical knowledge was connected with ...
Presenting theories in the form of models helps in this undertaking, and the history of science provides a number of suitable models. The paper describes specific examples that have been used in in-service courses for science teachers.关键词: Higher Education Knowledge Representation Models Philosophy...
Distinctions between basic and applied science; Division of theory and practice in conte... Andrews,Oldnall - 《Journal of Advanced Nursing》 被引量: 72发表: 1995年 Theories, models, and equations in systems biology The chapter discusses two models as examples for systems biology: the Hodgkin–...