One Purpose of Peer Review Is To

question 260

Multiple Choice

One purpose of peer review is to:

• A) make sure that the researchers did not deceive their subjects in any way.
• B) make sure that the research does not involve animals as subjects.
• C) scrutinize the evidence before any announcement to the public.
• D) choose which, among competing interpretations of a finding, is best.

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