Anita is conducting a study on sleep and video games. when she began her study, she was not sure if playing video games caused people to lose sleep, or if when people cannot sleep they often turn to video games. once she analyzed her data, she discovered that it was more likely that participants were losing sleep because they were staying up playing video games. after realizing this, anita removed any mention of the idea that those who can’t sleep turned to video games from her paper before submitting it for publication. anita could be accused of which poor research practice?

Anita could be accused of Questionable research practices, by excluiding studies that did not work.

Explanation:

When conducting an investigation, it is of importance that a researcher writes down both positive and negative aspects of the research. If a hypothesis for instance couldn´t be proof or was mistaken, this is part of the results of the investigation that must be written down.

HARKing

Explanation:

Anita removed a hypothesis and emphasized another based on her results, which can be a major problem in how others interpret the results. Anita should have reported her first hypothesis and said that it was not supported while still talking about her new ideas in her discussion.

is there multiple choice or do you need like an essay answer?