Ellen Has Read a Number of Studies on the Effect

question 17

Multiple Choice

Ellen has read a number of studies on the effect of physical attractiveness on judgments of an individual's personality characteristics.She then writes a paper in which she categorizes the findings and draws her conclusions based on her summaries of the studies.Ellen has most likely conducted a(n)

• A) categorization analysis.
• B) meta-analysis.
• C) literature review.
• D) meta-categorization.

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Definitions:

Status Effects

Influences or consequences resulting from an individual's or entity's social or professional position.

Hierarchical Organisations

Organizations structured in a way that positions individuals or groups in layers of authority, ranked above or below each other.

Subordinates

Employees or team members who are ranked lower in the organizational hierarchy and report to supervisors or managers above them.

Efficient Communication

Occurs at minimum cost.