A research method that allows researchers to statistically combine the results of many similar studies on the same topic is

Prior to Gregor Mendel's work on genetics, what was the consensus concerning the characteristics an offspring might inherit from parents?

a) The offspring's characteristics would run in the entire family. b) The offspring would have a blend of the parents' characteristics. c) The offspring would inherit half their characteristics from each parent. d) The offspring would receive characteristics that had the greatest survival value.

Research using new technologies has determined that a. different areas of the brain are activated when American participants are shown photos of themselves asopposed to photos of others, but such differentiation does not occur among Korean participants

b. brain activity does not vary depending on whether or not a stimulus is self-relevant. c. PET scans are not particularly informative for investigations of the self-concept, but fMRI is. d. different areas of the brain are activated when people are shown photos of themselves as opposed to photosof others.