The file drawer problem is:
A) when researchers summarize others' ideas in their own words.
B) representing the work of others as your own.
C) the nonpublication of research findings that fail to conclusively support research hypotheses.
D) when a researcher exposes the identity of participant.

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The file drawer problem refers to the tendency for studies that do not find significant results to be less likely to be published than studies that do find significant results, leading to a bias in the literature.

The File Drawer Problem Is