After Completing Their Laboratory Experiment on Exposure to Violent Video

question 43

Multiple Choice

After completing their laboratory experiment on exposure to violent video games, why did Bushman and Anderson (2009) complete a field experiment on the exposure to violence and helping behavior?

• A)they wanted to improve experimental realism
• B)they wanted to see if the results of their first experiment would generalize to everyday situations
• C)they wanted to rule out alternative interpretations of their laboratory experiment
• D)they wanted to increase sample size

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