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en-wikipedia-org-7159		Constructive realism - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	1031	170	44	Constructive realism Wikipedia Constructive realism is a branch of philosophy, specifically the philosophy of science. "Traditional convictions regarding science (such as universalism, necessity and eternal validity) are currently in doubt. Within the philosophy of measurement, Jane Loevinger [1] described the relation between a construct (scientific model or construction of reality) and the reality itself. Now referred to as "Construct Realism", recognized chiefly in philosophy of measurement (psychometrics), Loevinger's view is expressed in the following quote in the context of real human traits (cognitive and/or behavioral patterns that tend to occur together): "That the distinction made here between traits and constructs is free of metaphysical implications is seen by comparing it to the familiar distinction between parameter and statistic. The distinction between trait and construct can be dispensed with no better than the distinction between parameter and statistic." Objective Tests As Instruments of Psychological Theory. Scientific theory History and philosophy of science	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-7159.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-7159.txt