theory
contemplative and rational type of abstract or generalizing thinking, or the results of such thinking
body meridians
term in traditional Chinese medicine
Rational choice institutionalism
social science theory
social disorganization theory
sociologic theory on crime and neighbourhood ecology
Theory-theory
means of human learning
domain specificity
theoretical position in cognitive science that argues that many aspects of cognition are supported by specialized, presumably evolutionarily specified, learning devices
Trade-off theory of capital structure
capital Structure theory
Griffith's theory
the belief that the evolution of a crack is affected by the surface energy due to the spread of a new crack surface
continuity
theory and practice in international law
Positioning theory
theory in social psychology
Systemic wars theory
Political-sociological theory
Toroidal Universe Theory
theory that states that the universe is torus-shaped
graph theory
study of graphs, which are mathematical structures used to model pairwise relations between objects
Easterlin paradox
empirical paradox that point in time happiness varies with income but over time happiness does not
decision theory
branch of applied probability theory
two-factor theory
psychological theory of motivation
ABC theory
theory of psychotherapy
just price
theory of ethics in economics
pragma-dialectics
argumentation theory that is used to analyze and evaluate argumentation in actual practice
agenda-setting theory
ability of the mass media to influence the public agenda of a society
heartland theory
1904 theory that Eurasia is the central store of resources and therefore strategic power on the world stage
quantity theory of money
theory in monetary economics
social comparison theory
theory that focuses on a person's desire to get an accurate self-evaluation
Baldwin effect
effect of learned behavior on evolution
differential association
criminological theory that, through interaction with others, individuals learn the values, attitudes, techniques, and motives for criminal behavior
attribution theory
theory, model, to explain the process by which individuals explain the causes of actions, behavior and events
neutral theory of molecular evolution
thesis that most evolutionary changes occur at the molecular level, and that most of the variation within and between species are due to random genetic drift of mutant alleles that are selectively neutral
plutonism
theory that the igneous rocks forming the Earth originated from intrusive magmatic activity, with weathering/erosion wearing away rocks, which were then deposited on the sea bed, re-formed into layers of sedimentary rock, and raised again
global cooling
theory, especially during the 1970s, of imminent cooling of the Earth
Hubbert peak theory
One of the primary theories on peak oil
sociological theory
theory advanced by social scientists to explain facts about the social world
circuit theory
scientific theory describing the behavior of electrical networks/circuits
duration
theory of time and consciousness posited by the French philosopher Henri Bergson
old quantum theory
set of heuristic corrections to classical physics that served as a predecessor to modern quantum mechanics (1900–1925)
Offensive realism
structural theory of international relations
Soviet montage theory
a theory of film that developed in Soviet Russia
Family systems according to Emmanuel Todd
concept according to Emmanuel Todd
material feminism
feminist movement that highlights capitalism and patriarchy as the central structures of women's oppression