If the Correlation Coefficient Between Amount of Exposure to Television

question 64

Multiple Choice

If the correlation coefficient between amount of exposure to television violence and aggressive behavior was found to be +0.43, we could conclude that

• A) watching television violence tends to cause aggressive behavior.
• B) being an aggressive person tends to cause one to watch more violent television.
• C) people who watch the most television tend to be the least aggressive.
• D) there is a positive relationship between these two variables.

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