Should Hypothesis Be Capitalized?

Contrary Rule #2: “Do not capitalize the names of laws, theories, models, statistical procedures, or hypotheses” (APA, 2010, p. 102) since they can be understood to serve more as common nouns as opposed to proper nouns.

Should the names of theories be capitalized?

In general, do not capitalize the words in names of theories. Capitalize only people's names, for example, Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences and the cognitive learning theory.

Is the name of a theory a proper noun?

For a law or theory named after its originator, capitalize the proper noun, but do not capitalize the name of the law or theory, whether it is used together with the name or alone: Hubble's law. ... Einstein's theory of relativity.