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If I deduce Hypothesis H from Theory A, then find that Hypothesis H is not supported by the data, Theory A must be false by logical inference. Imagine again that we hypothesize that, if Jake is the murderer, then Jake must have been at the party. If our research subsequently shows that Jake was not at the party, our theory that Jake is the murderer is logically disconfirmed. However, testing hypotheses in real-world research involves a number of practical difficulties that may lead a hypothesis to be disconfirmed even when the theory is true.
4. Behavioral scientists conduct research to describe, explain, and predict behavior, as well as to solve applied problems. 5. To be considered scientific, observations must be systematic and empirical, research must be conducted in a manner that is publicly verifiable, and the questions addressed must be potentially solvable given current knowledge. 6. Pseudoscience involves evidence that masquerades as science but that fails to meet one or more of the three criteria used to define scientific.
Without clear definitions, we won't know whether the hypothesis has been supported. Researchers use two distinct kinds of definitions in their work. On one hand, they use conceptual definitions. A conceptual definition is more or less like the definition we might find in a dictionary. For example, we might define hunger as having a desire for food. Although conceptual definitions are necessary, they are seldom specific enough for research purposes. A second way of defining a concept is by an operational definition.