Question

A doctor working on cutting-edge treatments for obesity develops the hypothesis that certain psychological characteristics cause people to become obese. If this hypothesis is correct, people suffering from obesity will exhibit certain kinds of personality traits. And, in fact, his research produces observable correlations between obesity and these personality characteristics. He uses this evidence to argue that his hypothesis cannot be incorrect. Which of the following are accurate descriptions of the connection the doctor makes between his hypothesis and his evidence? Check all that apply. He is ignoring other possible explanations. He claims that, because one of the implications of his hypothesis is true, his hypothesis correlating obesity and personality traits is also necessarily true. His hypothesis is a deduction from the evidence. He is allowing his hypothesis to guide his search for evidence. His hypothesis is empirically untestable, His hypothesis is unrelated to the evidence from his research.

Answer 1

Answer:

--He is ignoring other possible explanations.

--He claims that, because one of the implications of his hypothesis is true,     his hypothesis correlating obesity and personality traits is also necessarily true.

-- His hypothesis is a deduction from the evidence.

--He is allowing his hypothesis to guide his search for evidence.

Explanation:

There is a lot of psychological and biological correlations between people suffering from obesity and concerned traits. However the researcher is not considering and ignoring the other explanations that are possible. Also, the researcher claims that his hypothesis is true because some of the implications of the hypothesis he provided are true.

The researcher's hypothesis is clearly obtained from the evidences and it can be examined and tested empirically. Moreover, he is claiming that his hypothesis is in order to support his search of evidence. The hypothesis is also related to the evidence from his research. This makes the last two options as incorrect.