| Concept Learning | Scientific Experimentation and Theorizing |
| stimulus attributes or dimensions | independent variables |
| particular stimulus | particular combination of experimental conditions |
| corrective feedback | empirical results |
| hypothesized rule (that describes the concept and can predict the corrective feedback) | hypothesized theory (that describes reality and can predict the empirical results) |
| selection paradigm for choosing stimuli | choosing conditions of (i.e., designing) an experiment |
| conservative focussing strategy | NOT like science, because scientists don't know in advance whether the correct theory is a conjunctive rule. |
Copyright © 1998 by John K. Kruschke