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rayancarla1

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Research has shown that increases in the level of scientific literacy occur
 
  a. only if people are willing to accept all kinds of evidence and arguments about behavior.
  b. when people take courses in psychology on how to conduct research.
  c. because people have a firm grasp of scientific definitions.
  d. when they become aware that science does not involve falsifiability.

Question 2

Professor Tomias has discovered an error in her data after she published the results in an international scientific journal. According to the APA code of ethics, what should Professor Tomias do about this situation?
 
  a. Let science take its course and wait for other researchers to discover the error.
  b. Nothing  one little incident such as this shouldn't bother most scientists.
  c. Notify the scientific community of the mistake in the form of a correction or erratum.
  d. Verbally notify members of the scientific community via professional meetings.


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frejo

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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

c


rayancarla1

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Reply #2 on: Jun 20, 2018
Thank you


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No problem :)


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