Multiple Choice
Which of the following scenarios correctly depicts the self-correcting nature of science?
A) Jane controls various extraneous variables in her study on self-esteem.
B) Mark conducts a replication with extension study on deindividuation and finds that the previous research reached a faulty conclusion.
C) Kelly conducts a study illustrating a cause-and-effect relationship between distraction and reading comprehension.
D) Ray conducts an empirical research study on racial discrimination.
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