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collective induction  

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  • Collective induction is the cooperative search for rules and principles. For example, members of a scientific research team observe patterns and regularities in some domain (e.g., biology), propose a theory to explain them, derive hypotheses from the theory, and use experiments or controlled observations to test the hypotheses. [Source: Encyclopedia of Group Processes & Intergroup Relations; Collective Induction]

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