Before revision: Diseases like Leukemia are important explanatory concepts, but do not 'exist' in the same way as a rock or a pencil In scientific theory, particularly Psychology, a hypothetical construct is an explanatory variable which is not directly observable.
After revision: REDIRECT Construct (philosophy of science)Diseases like Leukemia are important explanatory concepts, but do not 'exist' in the same way as a rock or a pencil In scientific theory, particularly Psychology, a hypothetical construct is an explanatory variable which is not directly observable.