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Medsker
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Undergraduate 1
02/22/2010
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Accuracy
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empirically adequate - experimental and observational data fit with theory
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Consistency
 Definition
internally non-contradictory and compatible with other theories
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Generality
 Definition
a theory’s consequences should extend beyond that which it was initially designed to explain
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simplicity
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the simplest explanation
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utility
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disclose new phenomena or a new relationship among phenomena
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Theory components:
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utility, simplicity, consistency, accuracy, generality
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