- In the
philosophy of science,
evidence is
material that
confirms or
disconfirms scientific hypotheses,
acting as a
neutral arbiter between competing...
- 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...
-
skepticism of his
beliefs that followed. He said that he
looked for
disconfirming evidence and
alternative explanations for reports, but, as the Washington...
-
which motivates people to
perform selective exposure (i.e.,
avoiding disconfirming information) as a dissonance-reduction strategy. It is hypothesized...
-
repeat the
experiments and
observations in the
initial study to
confirm or
disconfirm it. The
scientific method is
often analyzed as a
series of
steps that...
- 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...
- in an investigation, but then may only s****
confirming rather than
disconfirming evidence. A
medical practitioner may
prematurely focus on a particular...
- that the
dominance motive strongly correlated with
hostility towards disconfirming facts and
affinity for
conspiracies among 2016
Trump voters but not...
- s**** out
information that
supports their views,
reject information that
disconfirms their views, and
become more
entrenched in
their original position (also...
