You hear about a recent discovery in psychological science, and then find out th

Question

You hear about a recent discovery in psychological science, and then find out that the researchers engaged in multiple QRPs. Your confidence in the new finding should:

(a) increase

(b) decrease

(c) depend on your pre-existing beliefs about the finding

(d) be unaffected

QRPs refer to:

(a) a checklist used by the IRB to determine whether research methods are ethical

(b) a grey area of research practices that can sometimes lead false findings

(c) a list of recommended research practices that should be adopted by all researchers to improve replication

(d) the research practice of a wider range of questions about a theory or phenomena

Explanation / Answer

1. The correct answer is option A. QRPs typically involve the exclusion of data that are inconsistent with a theoretical hypothesis.

2. The correct answer is option C. QRP is acronymn for questionable research practices. It typically involves the exclusion of data that are inconsistent with a theoretical hypothesis.

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