Explain How the Occam's Razor Argument Influenced Whether People Believed

question 97

Essay

Explain how the Occam's razor argument influenced whether people believed in the heliocentric or the geocentric model of the Solar System.

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Definitions:

Internal Attribution

The inference that a person's behavior is due to personal factors like character, motive, or belief.

Consistency Information

Information that supports the reliability or stability of a person's behavior or attitudes over time.

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency to overestimate the effect of personality or disposition and underestimate the effect of the situation in explaining social behavior.

Internal Attributions

The explanation of an individual's behavior as a result of personal, internal qualities such as ability, personality, or effort.