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Dr. Gupta reads a colleague's research report and is very surprised by the results. She decides to run the study herself, using the exact same procedures. Dr. Gupta does not get the same results and confronts her colleague about this issue. Describe the process in which Dr. Gupta is engaging and consider its importance for social psychology and science more generally.


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Scholarships

Financial awards given to students based on various criteria, such as academic achievement, to support their education.

Belief

An acceptance that something exists or is true, especially without proof, or the mental attitude that something is considered to be true or probable.

Attitude

A mental inclination demonstrated through the assessment of a specific entity with a certain level of preference or aversion.

Prejudice

An unreasonable and unfair negative attitude towards an individual or group based on stereotypes rather than actual experience.

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