The First Thing That Parents Should Do When They Decide

question 108

Multiple Choice

The first thing that parents should do when they decide to regulate their children's television viewing is:

• A) establish some nonnegotiable rules.
• B) get rid of all their television sets.
• C) create a family discussion hour.
• D) consider the role of television in their own lives.

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A research method that combines the results of several studies to draw conclusions about trends or effects across them.

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A common metric used to summarize the meaning of diverse studies in a meta-analysis. It is calculated as the difference between the means of the experimental (that is, the treatment) group and the control group, divided by the standard deviation of either the control group or the pooled sample of both groups.

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