Implications of an initial empirical victory for the truth of the theory and additional empirical victories
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DOI: 10.1080/09515089.2016.1274023
Abstract: Abstract Psychologists take two propositions for granted. Specifically, empirical verification of predictions derived from a theory (a) support that the theory is more likely to be true and (b) support that additional predictions derived from… read more here.
Keywords: assumptions taken; initial empirical; auxiliary assumptions; taken account ... See more keywords
On Nomological Validity and Auxiliary Assumptions: The Importance of Simultaneously Testing Effects in Social Cognitive Theories Applied to Health Behavior and Some Guidelines
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01933
Abstract: Tests of social cognitive theories provide informative data on the factors that relate to health behavior, and the processes and mechanisms involved. In the present article, we contend that tests of social cognitive theories should… read more here.
Keywords: cognitive theories; validity; auxiliary assumptions; health behavior ... See more keywords