A Psychologist Discovers an Important Research Finding in Her Laboratory

question 142

Multiple Choice

A psychologist discovers an important research finding in her laboratory that is seemingly inconsistent with what other researchers have found.Her new results have profound implications to our understanding of human behavior.If the psychologist is critically thinking,she should first:

• A)critically evaluate previous research looking for flaws.
• B)attempt to replicate her own findings and rule out alternative explanations for her results.
• C)consider how general her findings are to people living in other cultures.
• D)contact the press and begin publicizing her findings.

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