Question

Match each term to its definition.

A. A relationship of support between evidence and a theory. May take the form of direct or probabilistic evidence.

B. The initial probability that a theory is true.

C. The probability that a theory is true after additional evidence has been considered.

D. The process of scientific discovery in which a hypothesis is formulated, from which experimental results are predicted and tested, in order to confirm or disprove the theory.

E. A philosophical position in which rational actors constantly update their degrees of belief in propositions based on the laws of probability.

	1. Bayesianism
	2. Confirmation
	3. Hypothetico-deductive method
	4. Prior probability
	5. Posterior probability

Answer 1