Reply to Rodgers and Rowe ( 2002 )
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That a theory fits data is meaningful only if it was plausible that the theory would not fit. S. Roberts and H. Pashler (2000) knew of no enduring theories initially supported by good fits alone (good fits, i.e., where it was not clear that the theory could have plausibly failed to fit). J. L. Rodgers and D. C. Rowe (2002) claimed to provide 6 examples. Their 3 nonpsychological examples (Kepler, etc.) are instances of good practice: How the theory constrained outcomes was evident, so it was clear that the theory could have plausibly failed to fit. Their 3 psychological examples are flawed in various ways. It remains possible that no examples exist.
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تاریخ انتشار 2003