The problematic importance of hypotheses

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1109-1127

  Rozeboom, Wm W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Confirmation; Evidence; Hypothesis testing; Post hoc reasoning; Scientific knowledge; Theory appraisal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; COGNITION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; METHODOLOGY; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; THINKING;

HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; THINKING;

EID: 52049096867     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20522     Document Type: Article

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