While scientists sometimes make mistakes, these mistakes are usually identified by
a. their supervisors when they conduct annual evaluations.
b. journal editors before an article is published.
c. colleagues when they replicate a research study.
d. government organized institutional review boards.
c. colleagues when they replicate a research study. (Scientists can make mistakes or come to wrong conclusions about their findings. However, the larger community of scientists corrects those mistakes by repeating experiments and looking further into research results. This review and replication ensures that scientific knowledge is reliable.)
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