DrChild Has Developed a Straightforward Theory on Emotional Eating (The

question 36

Multiple Choice

Dr.Child has developed a straightforward theory on emotional eating (the tendency for people to eat for emotional reasons rather than hunger) .Dr.Gordion has also developed a theory,though hers is far more complicated.Both theories generate a number of new hypotheses.Both theories predict the phenomenon well.In the scientific community,Dr.______________ theory will probably be preferred because _____________.

• A) Child's;it conforms to the law of parsimony
• B) Child's;it will be easiest to prove or disprove
• C) Gordion's;complexity suggests that she has thought the problem through more carefully
• D) Gordion's;complexity is more likely to capture the complexity of eating behaviour

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