Which of the Following Seems to Be a Myth-An Idea

question 81

Multiple Choice

Which of the following seems to be a myth-an idea that is perpetrated by popular culture but NOT supported by research?

• A) Rates of violence can be affected by diet (what you eat).
• B) Drinking alcohol is associated with increased aggression.
• C) Men engage in domestic violence more frequently than women.
• D) Violence in the media contributes to aggression in children.

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Definitions:

Behavioral Approach

A psychological perspective focusing on observable behaviors and the ways in which they can be learned, changed, or extinguished.

Habitual Behaviors

Actions that are regularly practiced, often performed unconsciously due to being ingrained through repetition in daily routines.

Second-Order Conditioning

A form of conditioning where a stimulus that's paired with a conditioned stimulus becomes a conditioned stimulus itself.

Classical Conditioning

A training method where two signals are consistently associated together, leading to a situation where a reaction originally triggered by the second signal is later triggered by the first signal on its own.