Common Mistakes in Student Research


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	Introduction

	Incomplete Search of the Literature

	Selective Attention to Study Findings

	Haphazard Sampling

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	No Pilot Test

	No Manipulation Check

	Failing to Check the Data Before Testing Hypotheses

	Low Power/Sample Characteristics

	Unwillingness to Draw Conclusions

	Drawing Conclusions Not Supported by the Data

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Research Team Our research team did not include any type of manipulation check in their study. Given that the study was interested in conformity to the group, it would be important to know whether the research participants experienced any pressure to go along with the group. If you were giving the team some advice, what manipulation check would you suggest?