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 minimised 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
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