Question

Kenneth and Catherine Lohmann of the University of North Carolina explored the orientation or direction-finding abilities of loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings under varying magnetic conditions. Hatchlings were placed in a tank of water in a laboratory either in the natural magnetic field of the earth OR in a reversed magnetic field in which north and south were flipped. The researchers then measured the direction that the hatchlings swam. The experiments were carried out in the dark and at night since that is when most newly hatched turtles migrate from their sandy nests into the ocean. The results of the Lohmanns' experiments are most likely to be considered credible if Group of answer choices a great deal of time had been spent collecting hatchlings and running experiments. the experiments were funded by a government grant. the results were published in a peer-reviewed journal. the Lohmanns are famous scientists.

Answer 1

Answer:

the results were published in a peer-reviewed journal.

Explanation:

When the results of any study or a research is published in a well renowned and a peer reviewed journal, then the study is considered to be credible and authentic and is accepted by the intellectual society.

In the context, two young scientists are performing an experiment on the direction finding or the orientation finding abilities of the loggerhead sea turtle which are hatching under the varying magnetic fields.

The finding of these experiment or the result will be considered credible only when the results of the experiment will be published in a peer reviewed journal.