Many early studies have suggested that women are more likely to conform than men. This sex difference may have been due to the experimenters being all male. Later studies found these differences had vanished when the studies were conducted by female experimenters. Which of the six principles does this example demonstrate?

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This example demonstrates the principle of ruling out rival hypotheses, as it suggests that the observed sex difference in conformity may have been influenced by the gender of the experimenters, rather than an inherent difference between men and women.

Many Early Studies Have Suggested That Women Are More Likely