theory
contemplative and rational type of abstract or generalizing thinking, or the results of such thinking
Bayesian statistics
statistics theory that uses Bayes’ theorem to compute and update probabilities after obtaining new data
curriculum theory
examining and shaping educational curricula
curriculum theory
examining and shaping educational curricula
dance theory
philosophy underpinning contemporary dance, including formal ideologies, aesthetic concepts, and technical attributes
epistemological pluralism
term used in philosophy, economics, and virtually any field of study to refer to different ways of knowing things, different epistemological methodologies for attaining a fuller description of a particular field
Haines Index
estimation of the risk of wildfire
Historical institutionalism
in sociology, a social science method
racial formation theory
sociological tool analyzing race as a fluid social construct
economics of property rights
theory of the right to own property
physical theory
theories about the physical universe
Tai Chi theory
theory of martial art
need theory
theory of human achievement and motivation by David McClelland (1961)
queer of color critique
multi-issue approach to queer theory
polygenesis
view that human language lineages formed independently of each other
Operational investment theory
academic discipline in business economics
test theory
in statistics
Theory of Constraints
engineering management technique in streamline manufacturing
vegan studies
Academic field
relationship escalator
system of social norms
labeling theory
theory of how the self-identity and behavior of individuals may be determined or influenced by the terms used to describe or classify them
monism
view that attributes oneness or singleness to a concept
fideism
epistemological theory which maintains that faith is independent of reason
Wu Xing
cycle of the five elements in Chinese astrology
concentric zone model
urban social structure model
signalling theory
body of theoretical work examining communication between individuals
anamnesis
concept in Plato's epistemological and psychological theory
integral theory
framework for integrating diverse theories (Ken Wilber)
polygenism
theory of human origins
head-driven phrase structure grammar
framework for describing the syntax and semantics of natural languages
benevolent dictatorship
political system
Symmetrical components
in electrical engineering, analysis of unbalanced three-phase power systems
Wolff's law
law stating that bone density changes in response to changes in the functional forces on the bone
quantum foam
fluctuation of spacetime on very small scales
public choice theory
economic theory applied to political science
theory of computation
subfield of computer science
theory of computation
subfield of computer science
rational expectations
economics concept
collision theory
kinetic theory of gases
Culture of poverty
social theory asserting that value systems perpetuate poverty
gradualism
class of theories in which change occurs gradually over time
theory of descriptions
Bertrand Russell's theory of language
doctrine of signatures
herbalist theory that herbs resembling various parts of the body can treat ailments of those body parts
free-radical theory of aging
theory that claims that organisms age because cells accumulate free radical damage over time
theory of democracy
theories about the institution of democracy
Broadbent's filter model of attention
Early theory of attention
legal theory
theory about laws
network economics
branch of economics