Cindy decides to conduct a meta-analysis examining the relationship between daily stress and cardiovascular health for her senior psychology research project.
Cindy's advisor recommends that she contact several researchers in the field for articles that were not published and/or that found null effects. Doing this will address which of the following?
A)The file drawer problem
B)The need for overestimation
C)The lack of reporting significant findings
D)Ecological validity

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The file drawer problem refers to the tendency of researchers to only publish studies with significant findings, leaving out studies with null effects or findings that do not support their hypotheses. By contacting researchers for unpublished studies or studies with null effects, Cindy can address this issue and include a more representative sample of studies in her meta-analysis.

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