Regarding Televised Aggression, Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 607

Multiple Choice

Regarding televised aggression, which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A) Repeated exposure to media violence may desensitize individuals, making them less likely to react negatively to violence and more prone to engage in it.
• B) Compared to its violent content, the competitiveness, difficulty, and pacing of a video game have been shown to have much less influence, if any, on the aggressiveness displayed by the players.
• C) In recent years, the violent crime rate among youth has declined even as sales of violent video games have risen.
• D) Until further research can more definitively disentangle several issues, the question of whether playing violent videogames triggers aggression towards others remains unresolved.

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Test Statistic

A value calculated from sample data used to make a decision whether to reject the null hypothesis in hypothesis testing.

Test Statistic

A value calculated from sample data during hypothesis testing, used to determine the probability of observing the sample data under the null hypothesis.

Null Hypothesis

A default statement that there is no significant effect or difference, subject to testing against an alternative hypothesis.

Alternative Hypothesis

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