Suppose a researcher wants to know whether frustration really does cause aggression. She collects a large number of experimental studies that involve both children and adults, and that are conducted both in the laboratory and in the "real world" in both the United States and other cultures. She then conducts a(n) __________ to determine whether there is enough consistency in findings across studies to determine the generalizability of the relationship between frustration and aggression.

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The researcher is conducting a meta-analysis, which involves taking data from multiple studies and analyzing them as a single unit to determine overall patterns and relationships. A meta-analysis is particularly useful for determining the generalizability of findings across studies. Systematic replication and direct replication involve repeating a specific study or set of studies to verify the original results, while an archival study involves analyzing pre-existing data from sources such as medical records or historical documents. These options do not best reflect the researcher's goal of analyzing multiple studies to determine the consistency of findings.

Suppose a Researcher Wants to Know Whether Frustration Really Does