Counterfactual Simulations of Science: A Response to Farris and Revlin

Counterfactual Simulations of Science: A Response to Farris and Revlin

Commenting on an experiment on scientific reasoning reported by Hilary Farris & Russell Revlin (see SA 38:2/90V4465), who claim to have demonstrated that successful disconfirmatory subjects actually follow a counterfactual strategy, some methodological problems are pointed out, & a follow-up...

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Veröffentlicht in:Social studies of science 1991-08, Vol.21 (3), p.561-564
1. Verfasser: Gorman, Michael E.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Confirmation bias
Contrafactuals
Experimental psychology
Rationality
Reason
Reasoning
Responses and Replies
Scientific Knowledge
Scientific Method
Scientists
Social studies learning
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Zusammenfassung:Commenting on an experiment on scientific reasoning reported by Hilary Farris & Russell Revlin (see SA 38:2/90V4465), who claim to have demonstrated that successful disconfirmatory subjects actually follow a counterfactual strategy, some methodological problems are pointed out, & a follow-up study is proposed. Also attempted is to put the Farris-Revlin study into a larger philosophical & sociological context. In Rule Discovery Strategies: Falsification without Disconfirmation (Reply to Gorman), Farris (RAND Corp, Santa Monica, Calif) & Revlin point out flaws in Gorman's critique, restate the goals of their study, & reaffirm their theses. Modified AA
ISSN:0306-3127
1460-3659
DOI:10.1177/030631291021003007