(Scenario III) Suppose a Researcher Conducted This Study Five Years

(Scenario III) Suppose a researcher conducted this study five years earlier and found oxytocin did not affect bonding in autistic individuals. When asked why they conducted this study anyway, what is the most likely reason Yatawara and colleagues (2015) provided?

A) They were not aware of this study being conducted previously.
B) They felt that because they were more seasoned researchers that they would be able to perform the study better and find an effect.
C) The cost of not doing this work is was too great.
D) None of the above.