concepts & philosophies
type: Concept
narrower: scientific explanation

scientific explanation
type: Concept
broader: concepts & philosophies
broader: empirical political theory
broader: theory and methodology
definition: Introduction Psychological assessment serves several functions: classification, explanation, prediction, and decision aid. Classification means the assignment of the single case to be assessed to an element or category of a classification system, as shown by, for example, the DSM or the ICD. Prediction aims at an answer to the question of what will happen in the future, if the single case concerned is treated in specific ways. [Source: Encyclopedia of Psychological Assessment; Explanation]
narrower: correlation
narrower: teleology
narrower: understanding (epistemology)
narrower: meaning (epistemology)
narrower: probablistic explanation
narrower: association (statistics)
narrower: causal explanation

empirical political theory
type: Concept
narrower: scientific explanation

theory and methodology
type: Concept
narrower: scientific explanation

correlation
type: Concept
broader: scientific explanation

teleology
type: Concept
broader: scientific explanation

understanding (epistemology)
type: Concept
broader: scientific explanation

meaning (epistemology)
type: Concept
broader: scientific explanation

probablistic explanation
type: Concept
broader: scientific explanation

association (statistics)
type: Concept
broader: scientific explanation

causal explanation
type: Concept
broader: scientific explanation

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: scientific explanation