theory
contemplative and rational type of abstract or generalizing thinking, or the results of such thinking
Construal level theory
social psychology concept
item response theory
paradigm for the design, analysis, and scoring of tests
dynamo theory
mechanism by which a celestial body generates a magnetic field
effectuation
theory
Holland Codes
theory
type physicalism
in the philosophy of mind, a physicalist theory asserting that mental events can be grouped into types, and can then be correlated with types of physical events in the brain
Omega Point
spiritual belief and a scientific speculation that everything in the universe is fated to spiral towards a final point of divine unification
international relations theory
study of international relations from a theoretical perspective
Middle range theory
sociological concept merging theory and empirical study
new social movements
theory of social movements that attempts to explain the plethora of new movements that have come up in various western societies roughly since the mid-1960s
black swan theory
a metaphor that describes an event that comes as a surprise, has a major effect, and is often inappropriately rationalized after the fact with the benefit of hindsight
transcendence theory
study of numbers that are not solutions of polynomials with integer coefficients
biosocial theory
Theory in behavioral and social science
theory of value
economics
social constructionism
theory that shared understandings of the world create shared assumptions about reality
Advocacy planning
a pluralistic and inclusive 1960s urban planning theory
Frontier Thesis
argument by historian Frederick Jackson Turner
scientific theory
explanation of some aspect of the natural world which can be tested and corroborated
Neo-Lamarckism
Evolution theory
Process Communication
the work of Taibi Kahler on human personality and communication styles
Five laws of library science
principles of library operations proposed by S. R. Ranganathan
most royal candidate theory
presidential genealogy theory
Great Filter
whatever prevents non-living matter from undergoing abiogenesis and later becoming spacefaring.
biological basis of love
theory; chemical substances (oxytocin) are studied in the context of their roles in producing human experiences and behaviors that are associated with love
New Humanism
theory of literary criticism
goal theory
psychological theory about goals
Hourglass Federalism
economic and political theory
Interpersonal deception theory
Communications theory
development theory
theories about how desirable change in society is best achieved
Stereotype embodiment theory
theoretical model of how age stereotypes influence the health of older adults
Theory of Phoenician discovery of the Americas
archaeological theory
Three stratum theory
cognitive ability theory
post-Buddha origin of Mahayana
the scholarly consensus that Mahayana texts postdate the historical Gotama Buddha
theory
set of sentences in a formal language
Deterrence
Theory of criminology
Death and adjustment hypotheses
psychological theory about death
missing link
non-scientific term typically referring to transitional fossils in human evolution
convergence culture
theory
extended mind thesis
hypothesis of debated testability, curriculum: active externalism, based on the active role of the environment in driving cognitive processes
emergent quantum mechanics
research program that explores the possibility of an ontology for quantum mechanics
human-dinosaur coexistence
incorrect belief that humans and non-avian dinosaurs existed on Earth at the same time
Occupation theory of Taiwan
historical perspective concerning the legal status of postwar Taiwan
ring theory
concept or paradigm in psychology
Jewish Indian theory
theory that Native Americans are one of the lost tribes of Israel