A major limitation in reading about the results of psychological research in the newspaper is that reporters
A) provide too much detailed information about the research study that the general public cannot comprehend.
B) are so well trained to discuss research that they cannot easily communicate about it with the average lay person.
C) create controversy where none exists by treating scientific evidence and dissenters' biased opinions as equally compelling.
D) do not know how to identify experts to interview for many of their stories and end up unintentionally misleading the public.
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