Pooja conducts a study as part of her honors thesis in psychology and finds a surprising result.Before publishing the finding in a psychology journal,she wants to be more confident that it did not happen by chance.What should Pooja consider doing?

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Rerunning the study to see if the result replicates is the best choice for Pooja to increase her confidence in the finding. This is because replication increases the reliability and validity of research findings and reduces the likelihood that a result happened by chance. Debriefing participants, contacting the IRB, and using deception are not relevant or appropriate actions for addressing Pooja's concern about the possibility of chance findings.

Pooja Conducts a Study as Part of Her Honors Thesis