Theory Is Defined as a Collection of Assertions-Both Verbal and Symbolic-That

question 9

True/False

Theory is defined as a collection of assertions-both verbal and symbolic-that specify how and why variables are related, as well as the conditions in which they should (and should not) be related.

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Definitions:

Demographic Transition

The demographic transition is a theory describing the transition from high birth and death rates to lower birth and death rates as a country develops from a pre-industrial to an industrialized economic system.

Evidence Supports

When empirical data or factual information validates or backs up a hypothesis, claim, or theory.

Evidence Contradicts

A situation where factual information or data challenges or refutes a standing hypothesis, belief, or perception.

Urbanization

The increasing concentration of populations in urban areas, often associated with the growth of cities.