Suppose There Are 100 Studies That Failed to Demonstrate an Effect

question 70

Multiple Choice

Suppose there are 100 studies that failed to demonstrate an effect of gender on false memories, but 8 studies that showed a gender difference. One may conclude from reading the published studies there is a gender difference, but one may be incorrect due to

• A)incomplete confidence intervals.
• B)error variance.
• C)systematic variance.
• D)a phenomenon called a file drawer effect.

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