Misuses Of Theory In The Film 'Mean Girls'

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Ashlynn Burks Professor Fisher Psychology 170 30 August 2014 Misuses of Theory First off, the definition of theory from a dictionary is a coherent group of tested general propositions, commonly regarded as correct, that can be used as principles of explanation and prediction. I think that people misuse the word theory because they think that theory and hypothesis go hand-in-hand which is totally not the case. The first example of how people misuse theory is in the film “Mean Girls”. The lead actor Cady Heron said that she had a “theory” that if Regina George cut off all her hair she would look like a british man. It is very clever, don’t get me wrong but she used it way out of context. Cutting off Regina’s hair has not been tested
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