ad hoc hypothesis 特设性假说
anomaly 反常
auxiliary assumption 辅助假定
auxiliary hypothesis 辅助假说

basic statement 基本陈述
behaviourism 行为主义

conceptual framework 概念框架
confirm 确证
confirmation 确证
conjecture 推测
conventionalism 约定论

conversion 改宗、改变信仰
corroborate 确认
corroboration 确认
counter-induction 反归纳
critical rationalism 批判理性主义

critical realism 批判实在论
critical thought 批判思维
crucial experiment 判决性实验