-
philosophy of science,
evidence is
understood as that
which confirms or
disconfirms scientific hypotheses.
Measurements of Mercury's "anomalous" orbit, for...
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classic and
Contemporary Approaches.
Westview Press. pp. 139: "Effect of
Disconfirming an
Important Belief". ISBN 0-8133-3005-X. Prilleltensky,
Isaac (1997)...
- on the
other hand,
evidence is
understood as that
which confirms or
disconfirms scientific hypotheses and
arbitrates between competing theories. For...
- counterproductive. For example,
since conspiracy theories can
reinterpret disconfirming information as part of
their narrative, re****ing a
claim can result...
-
which motivates people to
perform selective exposure (i.e.,
avoiding disconfirming information) as a dissonance-reduction strategy. It is hypothesized...
- ISBN 1412928141. Petty,
Richard E.; John T.
Cacioppo (1996). "Effect of
Disconfirming an
Important Belief".
Attitudes and Persuasion:
classic and Contemporary...
-
skepticism of his
beliefs that followed. He said that he
looked for
disconfirming evidence and
alternative explanations for reports, but, as the Washington...
- in an investigation, but then may only s****
confirming rather than
disconfirming evidence. A
medical practitioner may
prematurely focus on a particular...
- that
people do not tend to pay
attention to
other information that
might disconfirm the
credibility of the predictions."
Nickerson 1998, pp. 180–181. Eysenck...
- bias
towards maintaining existing affect, even in the face of other,
disconfirming information. This
theory is
fully developed and
tested in
their book...
