DrGupta Reads a Colleague's Research Report and Is Very Surprised

Essay

Dr.Gupta reads a colleague's research report and is very surprised by the results.She decides to run the study herself,using exactly the same procedures.Dr.Gupta does not get the same results,so she confronts her colleague about this issue.Describe the process in which Dr.Gupta is engaging and consider its importance for social psychology and science more generally.