When Data Are Examined and Compared from a Large Number

question 38

Multiple Choice

When data are examined and compared from a large number of different studies on the same question,such as "are there sex differences in nurturing tendencies," the report is called a

• A)collaborative discourse.
• B)social dosage effect.
• C)meta-analysis.
• D)sociometric analysis.

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Definitions:

Magnetic Pulses

Used in the context of transcranial magnetic stimulation, these are electromagnetic pulses that stimulate specific areas of the brain to treat depression and other disorders.

Lobotomy

A psychosurgical procedure once used to calm uncontrollably emotional or violent patients. The procedure cut the nerves connecting the frontal lobes to the emotion-controlling centers of the inner brain.

Egas Moniz

António Egas Moniz was a Portuguese neurologist and the developer of cerebral angiography, as well as a Nobel Laureate for his work on prefrontal leucotomy.

Surgical Procedure

A medical operation undertaken to repair, remove, or replace a part of the body, often involving incisions.