Science begins by forming concepts to describe the empirical world. Definition: Aconcept is an abstraction representing an object, a property of an object, or a certain phenomenon. For e.g.- social status, role, power, bureaucracy etc are common in political science and sociology. And intelligence, perception, learning etc are common among psychologists.Concepts or Phenomenon | b Concepts are abstracted from sense impressions or precepts’ and are used to convey and transmits perceptions and information. It means for classification and generalization. Gy Concepts do not actually exist as empirical phenomena. A concept is not the phenomenon itself but rather a symbol of the phenomenon.ie The meaning and significance of concepts are interpreted in the context of a theory. Definition: A theory is a coherent explanation or interpretation of One or more phenomenon. Theory & Practice are usually contrasts. But it can be understand by popular saying , “Trial & Error” where “trial is practice” and “error is theory”. LPTypes of Theory a * Ad-hoc Classificatory System For e.g. Classification of individual responses from “Strongly Agree , Agree, Disagree and Strongly Disagree” * Taxonomies For e.g. Why government more on defense, less on education. * Conceptual Frameworks For e.g. Communication Theory. | scanned wth CamscannerTheoretical system represents combination of taxonomies and conceptual frameworks but now descriptions, explanations and predictions are combined in a systematic manner. A theoretical system is one that provides a structure for a complete explanation of empirical phenomena.In the scientific world, facts (or scientific facts) are what one can readily observe. It can pertain to any objective and real phenomenon For e.g. The falling of the ball after being thrown upwards . In this regard, the fact is that the ball will fall.For previous example: 7 If the test is being done repeatedly under a controlled environment that cancels all unnecessary variables the phenomenon would have become a very obvious and undeniable fact. It is considered a fact because it will remain as true even after several centuries unless there is a more rigid and precise way of measuring a certain r phenomenon. scanned wth Camscanner