Which statement is correct regarding how bias can be introduced when research findings are communicated?
a. Gender similarities tend to be underrepresented in publications.
b. Journal editors usually prefer to publish studies that demonstrate gender similarities on a particular characteristic.
c. The popular press and introductory psychology textbooks typically prefer to emphasize studies in which women perform better than men.
d. The popular media usually emphasize social constructionism.
A
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A) He could have simply used the mean average of the data provided by the participants he already had collected data from, discussing the lower sample size in his dissertation, attributing it to subject attrition B) He could have recruited people who were friends of those whom he had already collected data from C) He could have contacted the subjects who dropped out of the experiment to ask them to complete the experiment D) He could have requested data from a researcher who conducted a similar study, and used it in his dissertation