Author Question: Your text discusses two meta-analyses on adolescents' self-esteem. These analyses found that a. ... (Read 158 times)

jon_i · **on:** Jun 21, 2018

Your text discusses two meta-analyses on adolescents' self-esteem. These analyses found that

a. gender differences are very small throughout the lifespan.
b. gender differences are somewhat larger during late adolescence than during other periods.
c. gender differences are large during childhood and adolescence, but small in adulthood.
d. surprisingly, the average male scores slightly lower in self-esteem than the average female.

Question 2

Suppose that your professor says, A meta-analysis was conducted on gender differences in adolescents' attitudes toward education.. From that description, you know that the researchers

a. asked a large number of experts to provide opinions on the topic.
b. counted the number of studies that showed more positive attitudes for females, more positive attitudes for males, or no gender differences.
c. tried to see whether attitudes toward education were correlated with the number of years of education the adolescents had achieved.
d. statistically combined the results from a large number of previous studies on the topic.