Kuhn's paradigm shift concept contrasts with what idea?
Linear progression
Empirical evidence
Falsifiability
Hypothesis testing
Answer
Linear progression, which suggests scientific knowledge advances steadily and cumulatively, contrasts with Kuhn's paradigm shift concept. Kuhn proposed that science progresses through periods of normal science, where scientists work within an established paradigm, and revolutionary science, where a new paradigm emerges, causing a fundamental shift in scientific understanding.
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