Riots Do Occur More Often on Hot Days Than on Cool

question 141

Multiple Choice

Riots do occur more often on hot days than on cool days (Carlsmith & Anderson,1979) .The hotter the day in a number of cities,the more violent crimes occur (Anderson & Anderson,1984; Rotton & Frey,1985) .These results suggest that discomfort can lead to aggression.However,such results should be interpreted with caution because

• A)the results apply only to urban areas.
• B)researchers only studied violent aggression.
• C)representative samples were not secured by the researchers.
• D)some third variable might account for the relation.
• E)researchers limited themselves to the United States.

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