VARYING SOURCES OF SCIENTIFIC CONSTRUCTION.

The solid line with the arrow pointing to the left represents scientific construction derived from the crude data through investigative contacts. The other two lines indicate that the constructions are imposed upon the original or crude data either in conjunction with investigative tests or bypassing investigation altogether. In the former of these two cases some resemblance to scientific hypothesis is maintained, but none in the latter. Instead, the exclusive source of the constructions is the general and specific cultural background of the constructor. These three extreme possibilities suggest various constructional combinations resulting from varying components of investigative contacts and cultural influences.