Many popular news stories have covered the “replicability cr…

Many popular news stories have covered the “replicability crisis” in science, noting how many research studies describe effects that cannot be later reproduced by other research teams. Initially focused largely on social psychology and related social science fields, this issue has now spread across the fields of medicine and public health. Which of the following practices is least likely to contribute to this problem?

Scientific rigor must be balanced by careful adherence to a…

Scientific rigor must be balanced by careful adherence to a code of research ethics. This includes respect for the word “no” when someone is asked to be in a study. In this regard, which concern (shown below) is the most likely aspect of rigor that may be sacrificed to protect ethics in research?

A researcher is interested in studying how adults attending…

A researcher is interested in studying how adults attending alcoholics anonymous (AA) groups provide support to one another. This researcher decides to attend AA meetings in their community. When they arrive, they announce that they are a researcher and would like to attend/take notes, but that they will not take part in the groups themselves. What role is this researcher playing?