principles of science

empiricism

observable phenomena/not
just making hypothetical and logical sense, but
playing out in the real world. evidence we can see

objectivity

free from bias or personal
experience/expectation

tentativeness

viewing findings as evidence; not fact

skeptiscism

questioning everything

parsimony

getting the most for the least

determinism

every event is preceded by an event that causes it to occur everything happens for a reason

publication

-dissemination
-critique
-replication

replication

see tentativeness. the repetition of research in an attempt to compare the results