Author Question: As scientific data that runs counter to currently accepted ways of thinking accumulates, it is best ... (Read 25 times)

mspears3 · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

As scientific data that runs counter to currently accepted ways of thinking accumulates, it is best if scientists

a. question the statistical analysis of the experimental interpretations.
b. ignore these new data because only one correct approach is possible.
c. assume that the collection of data was somehow flawed.
d. use this information to revise or refine existing ideas.

Question 2

Educational psychologists who are familiar with research findings

a. almost always agree on what the data indicate.
b. tend to criticize and therefore ignore the quality of the data.
c. rarely form conclusions on the basis of research findings.
d. sometimes construct different interpretations of what the data mean.