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Match the term to its definition. J. A set of theoretical ideas about the world,

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Question

Match the term to its definition.

J. A set of theoretical ideas about the world, habits of mind, and methods that defines a field

1. Anomaly

2. Falsifiability

3. Incommensurability

4. Normal science

5. Paradigm

6. Relativism

7. Crisis science

8. Revolutionary science

9. Descriptive claim

10. Normative claim

A. The inability to compare differing theories or paradigms because of fundamental shifts in language or standards. B. A puzzle that resists solution by normal methods. C. The potential to be refuted by a possible observation. D. A period in which the existing paradigm is applied but not questioned. E. A period in which an existing paradigm no longer provides sufficient explanatory power but no alternatives have gained acceptance. F. A claim about how the world should be. G. A period in which an existing paradigm is discarded in favor of a new paradigm which fundamentally alters the field's underlying assumptions. H. The idea that the validity of a claim depends on one's worldview or position. I. A claim about how the world is, was, or will be.

J. A set of theoretical ideas about the world, habits of mind, and methods that defines a field

1. Anomaly

2. Falsifiability

3. Incommensurability

4. Normal science

5. Paradigm

6. Relativism

7. Crisis science

8. Revolutionary science

9. Descriptive claim

10. Normative claim

Explanation / Answer

1. Anomaly - d

2. Falsifiability - c

3. Incommensurability- a

4. Normal science - b

5. Paradigm - j

6. Relativism - h

7. Crisis science - e

8. Revolutionary science - g

9. Descriptive claim - i

10. Normative claim - f