Research on Repeated Exposure to Violence Has Shown That

question 54

Multiple Choice

Research on repeated exposure to violence has shown that:

• A) it desensitizes observers to the implications of suffering.
• B) it has little or no effect on reactions to later, real-life violence.
• C) emotional arousal, not the content of the aggression, is the most important variable determining reactions to violence.
• D) none of the above

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Definitions:

Gametophyte

The sexual phase in the life cycle of plants and algae that produces gametes (sex cells), as opposed to the sporophyte stage which produces spores.

Sporophyte

The diploid phase in the life cycle of plants and algae that produces spores.

Fern

One of a phylum of seedless vascular plants that reproduce by

Sori

Clusters of sporangia, often found under fern leaves, where the spores are produced.