A research technique used to evaluate the results of many studies on the same question is called a
A) ?meta-analysis.
B) ?factor analysis.
C) ?quasi-experiment.
D) ?correlational analysis.
A
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Suppose that you read an article in a social psychology journal that explains gender comparisons in college students' helpfulness in terms of Alice Eagly's theory of social roles. Which of the following statements would you be most likely to see in this article?
a. "The gender differences have evolved over thousands of years, because women are most likely to pass on their genetic material if they are helpful.". b. "Because women give birth to children and are more likely to take care of them, women are usually helpful in areas that require social sensitivity.". c. "Because men are more likely to have social power in the workplace, they are less likely to provide help on both physical and social tasks.". d. "Because women are now more likely than men to attend college, the gender differences in helpfulness should be small and inconsistent.".
Summer has anorexia nervosa and is slowly starving herself to death. However, when friends or family tell her to seek professional help, she tells them that she feels fine. She can't understand why people won't just leave her alone. In this example, Summer's eating disorder would MOST likely be considered
a. personally distressing. b. culturally deviant. c. maladaptive. d. delusional.
The hollow ball of embryonic cells that enters the uterus from the Fallopian tube and eventually implants is referred to as the ____
a. vernix c. zygote b. ovum d. blastocyst
The most common chromosomal abnormality that takes place in the autosomes is
A. Turner's syndrome. B. Walker syndrome. C. Klinefelter's syndrome. D. Down syndrome.