A Steady Diet of Violent Television Fare Can Encourage Aggression

question 141

Multiple Choice

A steady diet of violent television fare can encourage aggression in children who are consequently __________ respond aggressively in real life.

• A) primed to
• B) encouraged by their parents to
• C) frustrated and therefore motivated to
• D) rewarded when they

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Definitions:

Zygote

The initial cell formed when a sperm cell fertilizes an egg cell, which will divide and grow into an embryo.

Fertilization

The process by which male and female gametes merge to initiate the development of a new individual organism.

Chromosomes

Thread-like structures located inside the nucleus of animal and plant cells, made of protein and a single molecule of DNA, carrying genetic information.

Birth Weight

The weight of a newborn at the time of birth, an important indicator of neonatal health and developmental status.