Kelly Is Doing Research on the Effect of Birth Order

question 165

Multiple Choice

Kelly is doing research on the effect of birth order on personality. Rather than collecting data on a new set of subjects, she is analyzing hundreds of studies that have already been done on this topic and is going to attempt to come up with an overall estimate of what all these other studies have found. What sort of study is Kelly doing?

• A)Experiment
• B)Meta-analysis
• C)Correlational
• D)Longitudinal

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Definitions:

Factor Analysis

A statistical method for analyzing the intercorrelations among various measures or test scores; clusters of measures or scores that are highly correlated are assumed to measure the same underlying trait or ability (factor).

Congruence

The degree to which things align or match up, often used in psychology to describe the alignment between an individual's self-concept and their experiences.

Libido

In psychoanalysis, the psychic energy that fuels the life or sexual instincts of the id.

Ego

In psychoanalysis, the part of personality that represents reason, good sense, and rational self-control.