In a Correlational Study of the Influence of Violent Television

question 4

Multiple Choice

In a correlational study of the influence of violent television programs on aggressive play behavior, the television violence is the _______and the aggressive behavior is the _______.

• A) dependent variable; independent variable
• B) predictor variable; outcome variable
• C) first variable; last variable
• D) outcome variable; predictor variable

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Definitions:

Continuous Random Variable

A variable that can take on an infinite number of values within a given range, representing outcomes of a random process.

Poisson Random Variable

A variable that represents the number of events occurring in a fixed interval of time or space, assuming these events occur with a known constant mean rate and independently of the time since the last event.

Poisson Distribution

A discrete probability distribution that expresses the probability of a given number of events occurring in a fixed interval of time or space.

Poisson Distribution

A probability distribution that expresses the probability of a given number of events occurring in a fixed interval of time or space if these events occur with a known constant rate and independently of the time since the last event.