A Researcher Examines All Published Studies of Research on the Effects

question 46

Multiple Choice

A researcher examines all published studies of research on the effects of violent films on laboratory measures of aggression and concludes that taken as a whole, these data support the hypothesis that media violence elicits aggression. This analysis would appear to be a:

• A) control group post hoc analysis
• B) weighted group statistical design
• C) meta-analysis
• D) multiple study quasi-experiment
• E) longitudinal study

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