Research Suggests That Viewing Violence on TV

question 61

Multiple Choice

Research suggests that viewing violence on TV:

• A) can increase the likelihood that a child will behave aggressively immediately after watching it.
• B) can lead to positive outcomes when people imitate nonviolent "heroes" in otherwise violent TV shows.
• C) is much more likely to lead to aggression than is reading about violence or seeing violence in a play.
• D) can decrease a person's arousal level such that the person behaves less aggressively.

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