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> (47) Empirical data. “Empirical” means based on observation or experience. As a consequence, with the possible exception of information derived from archival
by light_hue_1 4y ago
> (47) Empirical data. “Empirical” means based on observation or experience. As a consequence, with the possible exception of information derived from archival sources, all psychological data are empirical (what would “non-empirical” psychological data look like?).
Nonsense. There are plenty of types of data that are not empirical. For example, data from simulations is not empirical data.
- uxp100 4y agoCan you elaborate on what type of psychological data simulations you are thinking of?
- 1970-01-01 4y agoIsn't fiction an overall non-empirical simulation? Science fiction books are not strictly based on historical events or even facts. Yet we still gain valuable psychological knowledge from them.