Mahoney (1977), in His Study of Factors That Affect Reviewer

Multiple Choice

Mahoney (1977) , in his study of factors that affect reviewer evaluations, found that:

A) reviewers are remarkably unbiased in their assessments of research.
B) a paper was rated higher if the results supported the reviewer's theoretical point of view.
C) the most important factor contributing to evaluations of a paper was how the results were interpreted.
D) statistical significance of the results reported actually had little to do with ratings of a paper.