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Paradigm
A set of shared assumptions and agreed methods within a scientific discipline
Paradigm shift
The result of the scientific revolution: A significant change in the dominant unifying theory within a scientific discipline
Objectivity
When all sources of personal bias are minimized so as not to distort or influence the research process
Empirical method
Scientific approaches that are based on the gathering of evidence through direct observation and experience
Replicability
The extent to which scientific procedures and findings can be repeated by other researchers
Falsifiability
The principle that a theory cannot be considered scientific unless it admits the possibility of being proved untrue
