Am I missing something here, what is correlation between muscle and mental health? I have seen skinny people with great mental health and I have also seen people with more fat than average suffering from mental illness.
Certainly it appears like pseudoscience now! In essence, Sheldon had a hypothesis and then did what he could to get an interesting finding, in many ways he might have believed that he was doing proper research, and decieved himself.
@Daniel Sumner So, it was just a hypothesis, he not only deceived himself, he deceived others too. In Pakistani Army only certain ethnic group, which is tall and broad chested are allowed to serve country. Maybe it was because of his theories or maybe we all are racist and prejudiced to another communities.
You're not missing much, and you're absolutely right not to see the sense int he idea. W.H Sheldon's work has been discredited on a variety of grounds, not just scientifically but also on the basis of ethical grounds.
Unfortunately, his work still remains popular outside of scientific and academic circles, just an illustration of how a bad idea can remain potent long after it's debunking.
It was impossible for cultural norms not to influence the studies by Sheldon, and there were lots of ethical lines crossed especially when it came to the acquisition of nude photos used for the research.
Certainly it appears like pseudoscience now! In essence, Sheldon had a hypothesis and then did what he could to get an interesting finding, in many ways he might have believed that he was doing proper research, and decieved himself.
You're not missing much, and you're absolutely right not to see the sense int he idea. W.H Sheldon's work has been discredited on a variety of grounds, not just scientifically but also on the basis of ethical grounds.
Unfortunately, his work still remains popular outside of scientific and academic circles, just an illustration of how a bad idea can remain potent long after it's debunking.
It was impossible for cultural norms not to influence the studies by Sheldon, and there were lots of ethical lines crossed especially when it came to the acquisition of nude photos used for the research.