When Publishing Her Study, Dr

question 34

Multiple Choice

When publishing her study, Dr. Mouzakis decided to only report the experimental conditions that provided significant results. Why is this problematic behavior?

• A) Experimental psychologists always use deception and are therefore unethical.
• B) Readers do not know which experimental methods did not yield significant results.
• C) She is faking her data and committing fraud.
• D) It is not problematic; only significant results should be reported.

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