Dataset Analysis of the Predictions of Coherent vs. Fragmented Knowledge

The database presents participant scores of ontological commitment to the causal principles of emergent processes and direct processes. The following list indicates which principles belong to inter-level direct processes, micro-level direct processes, inter-level emergent processes, and micro-level emergent processes.

Micro-level Direct 

Special status of the organisms

Restricted interactions 

Dependent interactions 

Sequential interactions 

Interactions stop when equilibrium is reached

Inter-level Direct 

 Progressive change

Centralization

Teleology

Level correspondence 

Micro-level Emergent 

Equal status of the organisms

Independent interactions 

Simultaneous interactions

Random interactions 

Interactions in continuous equilibration 

Inter-level Emergent 

Proportional change

Decentralization

Non teleology

Separation of levels

In the database, the first row indicates the name of each principle and is accompanied by a number that denotes the session in which the measurement was taken. For example, "Special status of the organisms 1" and "Special status of the organisms 2" represent the estimates of ontological commitment to the micro-level direct principle "Special status of the organisms" in sessions one and two, respectively.