A way of being straightforward is to use metamessages

Traci is aggressive, competitive, and ambitious. Lonnie is relaxed, cooperative, and patient. Finally, Morrie is anxious, tense, and pessimistic. Which individual is CORRECTLY paired with the behavior pattern he or she reflects?

a) Lonnie: Type B b) Morrie: Type A c) Traci: Type D d) Traci: Type C

After collecting all the research on gender differences in aggressive behavior, Estephan finds that 125 of them showed that males are more aggressive, 25 showed that females are more aggressive, and 50 showed no gender differences in aggression

Based on these findings, he concludes that males are more aggressive than females. To reach his conclusions, he used what is called ________. a. the box score method b. the hunt-and-pick method c. the relevance technique d. a meta-analysis