All 11 Uses
hypothesis
in
The Chosen, by Chaim Potok
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- Inductive logic, Freud, experimental psychology, mathematizing hypotheses, scientific study of the Talmud.
Chpt 3.13 *hypotheses = ideas or explanations that are seemingly reasonable, but unproven
- —and invariably these arguments revolved around this hypothetical question: On what side would an American Jew fight should America ever declare war against a Jewish state?†
Chpt 3.13 *hypothetical = of something temporarily treated as true to advance a discussion or to further investigation
- They are interested solely in confirming highly dubious theoretical hypotheses by the logic of analogy and induction, and make no attempt at refutation or inter-sufyective testing.†
Chpt 3.13
- 'Gentlemen, psychology may be regarded as a science only to the degree to which its hypotheses are subjected to laboratory testing and to subsequent mathematization.'†
Chpt 3.13
- My father wanted to know what it was the two professors had in common, and I told him What Professor Appleman had said about psychology being a science only to the extent to which its hypotheses can be mathematized.†
Chpt 3.13
- The point about mathematizing hypotheses was made by Kant.†
Chpt 3.13
- He said they were happy to earn their fat fees as analysts and refused to let anyone challenge their hypotheses.†
Chpt 3.13
- So he said analysts don't let anyone challenge their hypotheses," I said.†
Chpt 3.13
- When he talked about psychology now, he invariably used the technical language of the experimentalist: variables, constants, manipulation, observation, recording of data, testing hypotheses, and the advantages of attempting to refute hypotheses as against confirming them.†
Chpt 3.16
- When he talked about psychology now, he invariably used the technical language of the experimentalist: variables, constants, manipulation, observation, recording of data, testing hypotheses, and the advantages of attempting to refute hypotheses as against confirming them.†
Chpt 3.16
- The Freudian approach doesn't really provide a method of accepting or rejecting hypotheses, and that's no way to acquire knowledge.†
Chpt 3.16
Definitions:
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(1)
(hypothesis as in: a study to test her hypothesis) a seemingly reasonable, but unproven idea or explanation based upon known factsIn casual conversation, theory is a synonym for hypothesis, but a scientist would say that a hypothesis needs to pass rigorous tests before it could be accepted as a theory.
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(2)
(hypothesis as in: assume as a working hypothesis) something that may or may not be true, but is temporarily treated as true to advance a discussion or to further investigationThis sense of hypothesis is typically seen in the form, hypothetical, or hypothetically.
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)