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The Roles of Empirical Evidence, Judgment, and Values in Scientific Explanations: The Case of Gender Differences in Spatial Ability

Brunton, James Ryan
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9184-6199
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1437746449

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2015, Doctor of Philosophy, Miami University, Psychology.
The philosophical arguments about whether and under what conditions scientific research is, or should be, value-free have polarized academic disciplines for decades. In this project, I hope to make a contribution to easing this tension by, first, reviewing feminist critiques of scientific research with respect to the roles of politics and values. Further, as an example of how such critiques need not fundamentally undermine what is colloquially understood as scientific research, I apply insights from these critiques to empirically study scientific explanations within a sub field within Psychology: gender differences in spatial reasoning. Finally, I use the results of this analysis as an example and starting point for developing a conceptual framework for ethically incorporating the role of values into scientific research by specifying and justifying judgments that are made throughout the research process.
Amanda Diekman, Ph.D. (Committee Co-Chair)
Kimberly Hamlin, Ph.D. (Committee Co-Chair)
David Waller, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Fuehrer Ann, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Pohlhaus Gaile, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
73 p.
Gender Studies; Philosophy of Science; Psychology
gender differences; spatial ability; scientific explanations; values; empirical evidence; feminist philosophy of science

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  • Brunton, J. R. (2015). The Roles of Empirical Evidence, Judgment, and Values in Scientific Explanations: The Case of Gender Differences in Spatial Ability [Doctoral dissertation, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1437746449

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Brunton, James. The Roles of Empirical Evidence, Judgment, and Values in Scientific Explanations: The Case of Gender Differences in Spatial Ability. 2015. Miami University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1437746449.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Brunton, James. "The Roles of Empirical Evidence, Judgment, and Values in Scientific Explanations: The Case of Gender Differences in Spatial Ability." Doctoral dissertation, Miami University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1437746449

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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