To determine whether weight loss is easier when you maintain a goal focus,Conlon and his colleagues assigned participants to one of three weight loss groups,goal-focused,achievement-focused,and no-focus control.Each group met for 12 weekly meetings and had access to a special website.At this point in their research,Conlon and his associates were completing which step in the scientific method?

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Gathering evidence to test their hypothesis. This can be inferred from the fact that the study was conducted to determine whether weight loss is easier when maintaining a goal focus compared to achievement focus or no focus control, indicating that the researchers were testing a hypothesis.

To Determine Whether Weight Loss Is Easier When You Maintain