“Dennis & Kintsch (2008). Evaluating theories.” - Article summary
A theory is a concise statement about how we believe the world to be. There are several things to look at when evaluating theories:
1. Descriptive adequacy
Does the theory accord with the available data?
2. Precision and interpretability
Is the theory described in a sufficiently precise fashion that it is easy to interpret?
3. Coherence and consistency
Are there logical flaws in the theory? Is it consistent with theories of other domains?
4. Prediction and falsifiability
Can the theory be falsified?
5. Postdiction and explanation
Does the theory provide a genuine explanation of existing results?
6. Parsimony
Is the theory as simple as possible?
7. Originality
Is the theory new or a restatement of an old theory?
8. Breadth
Does the theory apply to a broad range of phenomena?
9. Usability
Does the theory have applied implications?
10. Rationality
Are the claims of the theory reasonable?
Postdiction refers to predictions under controlled conditions.
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