Professor Frankel is an editor for a psychology journal. She is considering which submissions to send out for peer review. Which of the following submissions is likely to receive the strongest consideration based on its research methods?
a. a professor from Utah who used well-established methods
b. a researcher from California who developed novel methods
c. a professor from Illinois who employed rarely-used methods
d. a postdoctoral fellow from Texas who used a controversial method
ANSWER:
a
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