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• Curriculum
  ==Curriculum in Formal Schooling== In formal education or schooling (see [[education]]), a '''curriculum''' (plural '''c
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• Fallible
  ...s of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rational_choice_theory rational choice theory] which is widely used by economists for the understanding and [[modeling]]
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• Apprehension
  ...) by which the sensory elements of a [[perception]] are subjected to the [[formal]] conditions of [[time and space]].
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• Rational
  ...y only demands logical consistency in choice making. See [[rational choice theory]]. ...eally" rational, as well as whether it make sense to model them as such in formal models. Some have argued that a kind of [[bounded rationality]] makes more
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• Hypnosis
  ...[state]] (state theory) or set of [[attitudes]] and [[beliefs]] (non-state theory) usually induced by a procedure known as a ''hypnotic induction'', which is ...g/wiki/Mesmerism Mesmerism]" or "animal magnetism"), but differed in his [[theory]] as to how the procedure worked.
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• Research
  ...al applications. The terms “basic” or “fundamental” indicate that, through theory generation, basic research provides the foundation for further, sometimes a * Does [[string theory]] provide [[physics]] with a grand unification theory?
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• Quantum Mechanics
  ...uid at temperatures near absolute zero) is one well-known example. Quantum theory also provides accurate descriptions for many previously unexplained [[pheno ...physicists_of_the_20th_century others].[5] Some fundamental aspects of the theory are still actively studied.[6]
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• Composition
  ...mentally two types of composition: informal, and the less frequently found formal or symmetrical. Composition is also related to artistic canon, for example, ==Composition Theory==
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• Natural Sciences
  ...the scientific method to study human behavior and society, and from the [[formal science]]s, such as [[mathematics]] and [[logic]], which use a different [[ ...Kepler|Kepler]]. By the nineteenth century, astronomy had developed into a formal science with the introduction of instruments such as the [[spectroscope]] a
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• Simulate
  ...lds developed largely independently, but 20th century studies of [[Systems theory]] and [[Cybernetics]] combined with spreading use of computers across all t Traditionally, the [[formal]] modeling of systems has been via a [[mathematical model]], which attempts
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• Structure
  ...cture, [[Alfred Korzybski]] is probably best-remembered for developing the theory of [[general semantics]]. ...tion tokens to determine its grammatical structure with respect to a given formal grammar. A parser is the component of a compiler that carries out this task
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• Semiotics
  One attempt to [[formal]]ize the field was notably led by the [[Vienna Circle]] and presented in th *Syntactics: Relation of signs to each other in [[formal]] [[structures]].
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• Logic
  ...J. Robert Cox and Charles Arthur Willard, eds. ''Advances in Argumentation Theory and Research'', Southern Illinois University Press, 1983 ISBN 0809310503, I ...h used, having been largely supplanted by [[set theory]]. As the study of formal logic expanded, research no longer focused solely on foundational issues, a
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• Cultural Formation
  ==Theory of developmental stages== ...w children reason and interact with their surroundings. [[James Marcia]]'s theory focuses on identity achievement and has four identity statuses. [[Maria Mon
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• Simulation
  ...ntury [[studies]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systems_theory Systems theory] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cybernetics Cybernetics] combined with [[Traditionally]], the [[formal]] [[modeling]] of [[systems]] has been via a [[mathematical model]], which
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• Western Philosophy
  ...Subdisciplines include [[meta-ethics]], [[value (ethics)|value theory]], [[theory of conduct]], and [[applied ethics]]. ...yllogism]].) The more advanced topics in logic are generally extensions of formal logic to symbolize the logical relationships involved in particular aspects
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• 90:3 Shamanic Theory of Disease and Death
  ...n cases of obscure [[disease]] and [[death]] the [[ancients]] would hold a formal inquest, dissect the [[body]], and settle upon some finding as the [[cause] ...eans] also looked upon the [[stars]] as the cause of [[suffering]]. This [[theory]] of [[disease]] as a consequence of [[divine]] wrath is still prevalent am
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• Deduction
  ...9th century, [[Discovery of Neptune|Adams and LeVerrier]] applied Newton's theory (general principle) to deduce the existence, [[mass]], position, and [[orbi ...atural deduction]], an approach to proof theory that attempts to provide a formal model of logical reasoning as it "naturally" occurs.
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• Personal
  # law: Any individual or formal organization with [[standing]] before the courts. ...[[medicine]], [[ethics]], [[economic]] and [[Political science|political]] theory, [[human rights]], and [[animal rights]].
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• Genre
  ...ies. Even fiction that depicts innovations ruled out by current scientific theory, such as stories about or based on [[faster-than-light]] travel, are still ...ting that people learn to mimic, weave together, and manipulate (such as "formal letter" and "grocery list", or "university lecture" and "personal anecdote"
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