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Eliminativist induction cannot be a solution to psychology's crisis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 February 2024

Mehmet Necip Tunç Open the ORCID record for Mehmet Necip Tunç [Opens in a new window]  and
Duygu Uygun Tunç Open the ORCID record for Duygu Uygun Tunç [Opens in a new window]
Mehmet Necip Tunç*
Affiliation:
Tilburg University, Tilburg, Netherlands m.neciptunc@hotmail.com
Duygu Uygun Tunç
Affiliation:
Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands duygu.uygun@outlook.com
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Abstract

Integrative experiment design assumes that we can effectively design a space of factors that cause contextual variation. However, this is impossible to do so in a sufficiently objective way, resulting inevitably in observations laden with surrogate models. Consequently, integrative experiment design may even deepen the problem of incommensurability. In comparison, one-at-a-time approaches make much more tentative assumptions about the factors excluded from experiment design, hence still seem better suited to deal with incommensurability.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 47 , 2024 , e62
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press

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