Raja is conducting research on altered states of consciousness.He notices that during his initial interviews fewer persons who reported negative near-death experiences are willing to come back and complete his battery of surveys than are persons who reported positive near-death experiences.This fact leads him to question whether the information collected by previous researchers truly explains what happens during near-death experiences or simply is biased toward those with negative experiences.This example demonstrates what principle of critical thinking?

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This example demonstrates the principle of ruling out rival hypotheses. Raja is questioning if the previous research on near-death experiences is biased towards those with negative experiences, therefore indicating that there may be other explanations for the results besides the ones presented in previous research.

Raja Is Conducting Research on Altered States of Consciousness