“Balancing Field-General and Subfield-Specific Contributions When Addressing, Utilizing, or Assessing a Theory’s Explanatory Power”

IF 4.6 Q2 MATERIALS SCIENCE, BIOMATERIALS ACS Applied Bio Materials Pub Date : 2022-08-08 DOI:10.1080/08838151.2022.2120481
R. Holbert, Elizabeth S. Baik, Meghnaa Tallapragada, C. Tolan, Heather L. LaMarre, Bruce W. Hardy
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ABSTRACT Explanatory power is a key criterion for assessing the strength of a theory. This essay provides an expanded detailing of explanatory power’s three components: Plausibility, range, and postdiction. In addition, a case is made for how plausibility advancements signal field-general contributions, range-based works gravitate toward subfield-specific offerings, and postdiction assessments can be field-general or subfield-specific. This discussion is grounded with a focus on four theories: Agenda Setting, Cultivation, Uses and Gratifications, and Social Cognitive Theory. Implications for future theory advancement are discussed and short- and long-term research initiatives are detailed.
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在处理、利用或评估一个理论的解释力时,平衡一般领域和特定子领域的贡献
摘要解释力是评价理论强度的重要标准。这篇文章提供了解释力的三个组成部分的扩展细节:合理性,范围和立场。此外,还提出了一个案例,说明了可行性进步如何表明一般领域的贡献,基于范围的工作如何倾向于特定子领域的产品,以及岗位评估可以是一般领域的或特定子领域的。这一讨论以四个理论为基础:议程设置、培养、使用和满足以及社会认知理论。讨论了未来理论发展的意义,并详细说明了短期和长期的研究计划。
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