According to Cattell, to build a theory, we start with:

a. empirical observation and description and then generate tentative hypotheses based on this procedure
b. the theory and then discover ways to measure the behavior accurately either to prove or to disprove the theory
c. the deductive spiral
d. a set of general propositions from which hypotheses are then deduced and tested


a

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