To Examine the Relationship Between Media Violence and Aggressive Behavior

question 24

Multiple Choice

To examine the relationship between media violence and aggressive behavior, Lomez first measures the number of hours of violent television watched per week for a sample of boys. Ten years later, the same boys are contacted and asked to complete a questionnaire to measure their aggressiveness. Lomez's work is best described as a(n)

• A) experiment.
• B) observational study.
• C) concurrent study.
• D) prospective study.

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Definitions:

Biomedical Ethics

The branch of ethics that deals with ethical issues arising from advances in medicine and biology.

Non-maleficence

A principle of ethics that means to do no harm to others.

Beneficence

An ethical principle that refers to actions taken to benefit others, promoting the well-being of individuals.

Autonomy

The right or condition of self-governance, or making decisions independently of external influences.