If there is evidence of the researcher’s private thoughts, they aren’t private.
In the hypothetical situation, an outside observer wouldn’t know that the methodologies are different.
You’re right to suspect that there probably would be evidence that the methodologies differed in a realistic scenario.
If there is evidence of the researcher’s private thoughts, they aren’t private.
In the hypothetical situation, an outside observer wouldn’t know that the methodologies are different.
You’re right to suspect that there probably would be evidence that the methodologies differed in a realistic scenario.