Which of the following best describes the practice of p-hacking in psychological research?

If a researcher conducts multiple analyses on a dataset but selectively publishes only the analysis that yielded a statistically significant result, they are engaging in p-hacking.

A research ethics board is evaluating several study practices for potential bias. Match each p-hacking strategy to the research scenario that demonstrates it.

A researcher is analyzing data from a psychological study and fails to find a statistically significant result. Arrange the following actions in the order they would occur to demonstrate the logical progression of p-hacking to artificially manufacture a significant finding.

You are designing a standardized research protocol for your psychology lab to structurally prevent any opportunity for p-hacking. Based on the mechanisms that enable this practice, which of the following analytical plans must you construct and enforce?

A researcher justifies the selective removal of certain data points only after seeing that their inclusion prevented the study from achieving statistical significance. A reviewer evaluating the scientific integrity of this study would label this practice as _____, as it artificially manipulates the results to obtain a desirable outcome.

The problematic research practice where researchers make various arbitrary analytical decisions to artificially inflate their chances of obtaining a statistically significant result is known as _____.