IMG_A9839CE2D99C-1.jpeg

# Exam I: Chapter 1 ## Six Components of a Useful Theory - **Generates research**: Able to stimulate and guide further research. - **Is falsifiable**: Ability to be confirmed or disconfirmed. - **Organizes data**: Theoretical framework of information. - **Guides action**: Discerns a suitable cours...

# Exam I: Chapter 1 ## Six Components of a Useful Theory - **Generates research**: Able to stimulate and guide further research. - **Is falsifiable**: Ability to be confirmed or disconfirmed. - **Organizes data**: Theoretical framework of information. - **Guides action**: Discerns a suitable course of action. - **Is internally consistent**: The components of the theory are logically compatible. - **Is parsimonious**: Simple and straightforward. ### Principal of parsimony Things are usually connected or behave in the simplest or most economical way. ### Occams Razor William of Occam's principle states that explanations should rely on as few assumptions as possible. **Trimming the fat** ### Theory A tool used to generate research and organize observations. ### Hypothesis A proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.