disconfirming
Contradicting the hypothesis
Disconfirming means providing evidence against something previously believed or hypothesized.
A disconfirming result challenges an existing theory.
In psychology, disconfirming evidence contradicts expectations or beliefs: The study produced disconfirming data that forced researchers to revise their model.
The term appears most often in scientific and academic contexts where hypotheses are tested against observed outcomes.
Evidence showing falsehood
- falsificationDeliberate alteration of truth
- counterevidenceProof opposing a claim
- contradictionOpposing claims, incompatible together
- refutationDisproving a statement
counterexample · anomaly · discrepancy · negative result · disconfirmation · mismatch
Statistical method for evaluating claims
- falsifiabilitySusceptibility to disproof
- debunkingProving claims false
- empiricalBased on observation, not theory
- null hypothesisAssumed no relationship exists
Popper · verification · experimental · peer review · methodology · control group · reproducibility · paradigm shift
Formal response disputing claims
- counterargumentPoint challenging another's position
- refuteProve something untrue
- disproveProve something untrue
- contradictDispute a statement
challenge · rebut · negate · discredit · undermine · dispute · confute · controvert
Discomfort from contradictory beliefs
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- denialRefusal to accept reality
- motivated reasoningBiased cognition favoring preferences
- rationalizationInventing acceptable motives afterward
disproof
Evidence showing falsehood
- falsificationDeliberate alteration of truth
- counterevidenceProof opposing a claim
- contradictionOpposing claims, incompatible together
refutation · counterexample · anomaly · discrepancy · negative result · disconfirmation · mismatch
hypothesis testing
Statistical method for evaluating claims
- falsifiabilitySusceptibility to disproof
- debunkingProving claims false
- empiricalBased on observation, not theory
null hypothesis · Popper · verification · experimental · peer review · methodology · control group · reproducibility · paradigm shift
rebuttal
Formal response disputing claims
- counterargumentPoint challenging another's position
- refuteProve something untrue
- disproveProve something untrue
contradict · challenge · rebut · negate · discredit · undermine · dispute · confute · controvert · impugn
cognitive dissonance
Discomfort from contradictory beliefs
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- denialRefusal to accept reality
- motivated reasoningBiased cognition favoring preferences
rationalization · disillusionment · surprise · updating · backfire effect
disconfirmingconfirming
Establishing truth of something
corroborating · verifying · supporting · substantiating · validating
disconfirmingconfirming
Establishing truth of something
affirming · validating · endorsing · ratifying · supportive
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