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. 2022 Jan 10;32(1):R13-R17.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.11.027.

Building better theories

Clare Press  1 , Daniel Yon  2 , Cecilia Heyes  3
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Building better theories

Clare Press et al. Curr Biol. .
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Abstract

In this My word, Press et al. tackle the 'theory crisis' in cognitive science. Using examples of good and not-so-good theoretical practice, they distinguish theories from effects, predictions, hypotheses, typologies, and frameworks in a self-help checklist of seven questions to guide theory construction, evaluation, and testing.

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