Regarding Televised Violence, Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 810

Multiple Choice

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

• A) In recent years, the violent crime rate among youth has significantly increased, even as the sale of violent video games has decreased.
• B) Younger children are more likely to be influenced by televised violence because they do not fully recognize that media characters and stories are fantasies.
• C) Experiencing media violence does not invariably "cause" any given person to become more aggressive but makes aggression more likely.
• D) Personality characteristics, family conflict, depression, and negative peer influences are factors that affect the chances that hostile thoughts will be turned into actions.

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Definitions:

Transposition

Köhler’s idea that animals learn relationships between stimuli and that they respond to different stimuli based on the same relationship as the original training stimuli.

Occasion Setting

The ability of one stimulus to enhance the response to another stimulus.

Behavioral Contrast

A phenomenon in operant conditioning where a change in the condition of reinforcement for one behavior alters the rate of an alternative behavior.

Divorced Parents

The situation or status of parents who have legally ended their marriage.