Why Might Scientists Often Be Hesitant to Believe the Results

question 64

Multiple Choice

Why might scientists often be hesitant to believe the results of a single experiment testing a particular treatment, even when the results are peer reviewed and statistically significant?

• A) The experimental and control groups may be too alike.
• B) The results may not be true for humans if the experiment used a model organism.
• C) A single experiment may have eliminated most of the alternative hypotheses.
• D) The experiment was likely to have had many biases that affected the results.

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