After Completing a Naturalistic Observation Study, a Researcher Does Not

question 183

Multiple Choice

After completing a naturalistic observation study, a researcher does not quite have enough evidence to support her hypothesis. If she decides to go back to her records and slightly alter a few of the observations to fit her hypothesis, she is engaged in _____.

• A) scientific forgery
• B) scientific misconduct
• C) correcting the data
• D) ethical behavior

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