One of the biggest limitations of meta-analysis is that
a. some consider the technique to be unethical.
b. statistical results may not be available from the published work.
c. the technique is only useful in the natural sciences.
d. the technique is more philosophical than scientific.
b
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Ray Friedman and his colleagues administered a 20-item test to African-American and European-American students before and during the presidential election of Barack Obama. According to Friedman, President Obama is inspiring better academic performance because the African-American students performed
a. better than the European-American students both before and during the election. b. poorer than the European-American students before the election and just as well as the European-Americans during the election. c. poorer than the European-American students before the election and significantly better than the European-American students during the election. d. poorer than the European-American students before and during the election, but showed a significantly higher self-esteem during the election than before.
The phylogeny of the brain refers to:
A) how the brain evolved as species became more complex. B) how the brain evolved within a single species. C) unique brain characteristics common to members of a family that are evident across at least three generations. D) brain development in an individual.
Boys tend to react more aggressively to watching an aggressive video. This may have something to do with the genetics of being male or with the way males are socialized. This illustrates the ____ theme from the text
a. active child b. nature-nurture c. holistic development d. quantitative-qualitative change
In social facilitation, _____ tends to trigger whatever response is dominant
a. unique stimuli b. arousal c. familiar stimuli d. friends