The evidence-based practice movement has generated a number of new ideas about how to examine evidence. One of these ideas is that:

a. practitioners should cherry-pick studies according to whether they support the professional’s preconceived view of reality
b. practitioners can usually find some evidence to support just about any assertion they would like to make
c. practitioners can choose the studies they want to use in support of their evidence as they can claim that the results of scientific studies are quite varied and inconsistent
d. the evidence must be examined in terms of criteria determined prior to the search of the literature, with the result that preconceived ideas may need to be revised


Ans: D

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