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Hypothesizing and Evidence‐Gathering: The Nexus of Understanding
Author(s) -
SADLER JOHN Z.,
HULGUS YOSAF F.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
family process
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.011
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1545-5300
pISSN - 0014-7370
DOI - 10.1111/j.1545-5300.1989.00255.x
Subject(s) - reciprocal , interdependence , epistemology , nexus (standard) , session (web analytics) , psychology , evidence based practice , guideline , engineering ethics , computer science , medicine , sociology , alternative medicine , engineering , social science , philosophy , linguistics , pathology , world wide web , embedded system
Prior discussion of hypothesizing as a session “guideline” has not fully clarified the derivation of hypotheses. Reviewing relevant philosophy of science literature, the authors develop the notions of evidence and evidence‐gathering in systemic family therapy. The authors claim evidence‐gathering and hypothesizing are interdependent, reciprocal elements of scientific understanding. The structure of evidence is described along with practical and qualitative rules for collecting and using evidence. This model is applied to a case example illustrating the logic of clinical process. Implications are discussed for family therapy training and supervision.