Psychology / Unit 1 Psych 0039 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Falsifiability
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The idea
A claim is falsifiable when some possible observation would show it to be false.
In practice
"Rewarded behavior increases in frequency" is falsifiable — a reward followed by less behavior would refute it.
Where people slip
Falsifiable does not mean false. It means the claim has told you in advance what would defeat it.
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