An Example of a Violation of Scientific Integrity Is

question 18

Multiple Choice

An example of a violation of scientific integrity is

• A) using the number of scientific publications authored by a researcher to make decisions about professional advancement.
• B) using a debriefing procedure following an experiment that involves deception.
• C) using animal subjects in research.
• D) selectively reporting research findings when making a claim about behavior.

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Definitions:

Kahneman

Daniel Kahneman is a psychologist known for his work on the psychology of judgment and decision-making, as well as behavioral economics, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences.

Inattentional Blindness

The phenomenon where an individual fails to perceive an unexpected stimulus that is in plain sight, due to focusing attention on another task, event, or object.

Counting Task

A cognitive task requiring individuals to count objects, stimuli, or events, often used to assess attention, speed, and working memory.

Gorilla Suit

A reference to a famous experiment highlighting inattentional blindness, where observers fail to notice a gorilla-suited figure amidst a visual task.