To Examine the Relationship Between Temperature and Violence, Priti Manipulates

question 92

Multiple Choice

To examine the relationship between temperature and violence, Priti manipulates the thermostat in her laboratory while participants are engaged in a military simulation game.She then looks at the effect of this manipulation on their aggressive behavior during the game, comparing participants in the "warm" condition to those in the "comfortable" condition.Priti's research best characterizes what field of study?

• A) Sociology
• B) Social psychology
• C) Clinical psychology
• D) Personality psychology

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