When Children Were Randomly Assigned to Watch Either a Violent

question 95

Multiple Choice

When children were randomly assigned to watch either a violent film or an exciting film about bicycle racing and then played floor hockey (Josephson,1987) ,children who

• A) had never been aggressive became the most aggressive after watching the violent film.
• B) watched the violent film used physical aggression, but not verbal aggression.
• C) watched the bicycle race became frustrated and actually behaved more aggressively.
• D) were aggressive to begin with and watched the violent film were the most aggressive.
• E) watched the violent film used verbal aggression, but not physical aggression.

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Definitions:

Labeling Behaviors

The act of describing or classifying someone's actions in a specific way, often with societal or psychological implications.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired; a response that is at first elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.

Reflexive Behaviors

Automatic responses or actions without conscious thought, often as a result of stimuli or habits.

Operant Behaviors

Behaviors that are controlled or influenced by their consequences, including rewards and punishments.