A passage describes how confirmation bias affects scientific research. The author recommends:

A Eliminating all bias through machinery

B Pre-registration of hypotheses and adversarial collaboration

C Avoiding science altogether

D Only relying on common sense

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

Pre-registration prevents post-hoc hypothesis changes, and adversarial collaboration ensures opposing viewpoints are tested — practical solutions to confirmation bias.

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The correct answer to the question "A passage describes how confirmation bias affects scientific research. The author recommends:" is Option B: Pre-registration of hypotheses and adversarial collaboration.

The other options — A) Eliminating all bias through machinery, C) Avoiding science altogether, D) Only relying on common sense — are incorrect for this MCAT Exam Prep question. As explained above: Pre-registration prevents post-hoc hypothesis changes, and adversarial collaboration ensures opposing viewpoints are tested — practical solutions to confirmation bias.

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A passage describes how confirmation bias affects scientific research. The author recommends:

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

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