Let us [scientists] sit in our studies and discuss the remaining issues... Give us time to consider, to test alternative hypotheses, to falsify theories – to do our work without worrying if the results support our causes.
The finding that only participants worrying in verbal form displayed an increase in negative intrusions is consistent with the hypothesis that the verbal nature of worry may be one of the key factors in its maintenance and uncontrollability (Sibrava & Borkovec, 2006).
It's called the distraction hypothesis, and you've guessed it, the theory is that exercise relieves depression because it distracts us from worrying.
These conclusions are rather worrying.
Other researchers have developed the hypothesis that worry depends on individual differences in intolerance for uncertainty, so that those who are particularly intolerant are motivated to continue worrying in an attempt to resolve their uncertainty (Dugas et al., 1998).
In other words, he shows that there are more reasons to worry about underdetermination concerning inferences to hypotheses about unobservables than to, say, inferences about unobserved observables.
While this may be the standard in the field I am worried that there are no alternative hypotheses offered or tested.
