If a Researcher Conducted a Meta-Analysis on the Effects of Performance

question 3

Multiple Choice

If a researcher conducted a meta-analysis on the effects of performance enhancing drugs within professional sports, she would be most likely to

• A) interview a representative sample of current professional sports teams.
• B) compare her data to data from earlier findings on this topic.
• C) discuss the manipulation of the independent variables at an upcoming psychological conference.
• D) analyze the data on this topic from many prior studies.

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