Suppose a Researcher Wants to Know Whether Frustration Really Does

question 95

Multiple Choice

Suppose a researcher wants to know whether frustration really does cause aggression.She collects a large number of experimental studies that involve both children and adults,and that are conducted both in the laboratory and in the "real world" in both Canada and other cultures.She then conducts a(n) ________ to determine whether there is enough consistency in findings across studies to determine the generalizability of the relation between frustration and aggression.

• A) meta-analysis
• B) case study
• C) archival study
• D) systematic replication
• E) direct replication

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