Author Question: Dr. Haynes finds that in her laboratory, bacterium X can be killed with antibiotic Y. However, Dr. ... (Read 100 times)

debasdf · **on:** Jul 13, 2018

Dr. Haynes finds that in her laboratory, bacterium X can be killed with antibiotic Y. However, Dr. Swensson does not observe this same result in her laboratory. What is the most plausible explanation for why this happened?

a. Dr. Haynes made up the results to survive in a publish-or-perish academic setting.
b. The results of biomedical experiments are often random, so this is not unusual.
c. Dr. Swensson made mistakes analyzing the data.
d. Dr. Swensson did not use the exact same procedure as Dr. Haynes.

Question 2

Debriefing participants can be difficult when doing an Internet study because

a. a computer may crash before the research participant is debriefed.
b. a power outage may break the connection precluding the ability to debrief the
participant.
c. the participant may become bored with the study and decide to terminate prior to completion.
d. all of the above are difficulties that can be encountered