DrGupta Reads a Colleague's Research Report and Is Very Surprised

question 28

Essay

Dr.Gupta reads a colleague's research report and is very surprised by the results.She decides to run the study herself,using exactly the same procedures.Dr.Gupta does not get the same results,so she 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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Definitions:

Novation

A legal process where an old debt, obligation, or contract is replaced by a new one, effectively extinguishing the original agreement and substituting it with a new party or terms.

Obligor

An Obligor is the party in a contractual agreement who is bound to provide a specified performance to another party, the obligee.

Obligee

The party in a contractual agreement who is owed a duty or obligation by another party, the obligor.

Third-Party Donee Beneficiary

A person who benefits from a contract between two other parties, although they are not one of the contract's signatories.