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Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-08-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Educational Psychology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- abstract problem
1, record 1, English, abstract%20problem
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A problem dealing with content and not related to the life experience of the individual. 2, record 1, English, - abstract%20problem
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An abstract problem is defined as a general theoretical construct by making abstractions and explicit assumptions about a number of abstract objects, and it is solved in theory by finding an appropriate inference method. 3, record 1, English, - abstract%20problem
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie scolaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- problème abstrait
1, record 1, French, probl%C3%A8me%20abstrait
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Psicología educacional
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- problema abstracto
1, record 1, Spanish, problema%20abstracto
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-04-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Sociology of Ideologies
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- abstracted empiricism
1, record 2, English, abstracted%20empiricism
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
According to C. Wright Mills, abstracted empiricism is the practice of gathering sociological data for their own sake without developing a theoretical framework that would give those data meaning and value. 1, record 2, English, - abstracted%20empiricism
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie des idéologies
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- empirisme abstrait
1, record 2, French, empirisme%20abstrait
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans l'empirisme abstrait, l'objet de la vérification ne semble pas soulever de problème crucial. La procédure, elle, est directement fournie par les termes dans lesquels sont posés les problèmes; ceux-ci se ramènent à des procédures de corrélations et de statistiques. 1, record 2, French, - empirisme%20abstrait
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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