A Researcher Is Testing the Effects of Violent Media Images

question 108

Multiple Choice

A researcher is testing the effects of violent media images on tolerance for aggressive behaviour by showing either nonviolent or violent movie scenes to participants and then asking the participants to rate the level of aggression they perceive in children interacting on a playground.Which of the following is the independent variable?

• A) the type of video that is shown
• B) how aggressive the children are behaving on the playground
• C) the participants' rating of aggression
• D) tolerance for aggression

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Definitions:

Principle Of Rights

The principle that judges the morality of a decision on the basis of how it affects the rights of all those involved.

Fundamental Rights

Basic and inalienable rights entitled to all individuals, often protected under the constitution of a country.

Rule Utilitarianism

A subset of utilitarianism which holds that general rules that on balance produce the greatest amount of pleasure for all involved should be established and followed in each situation.

Ethical Theory

A systematic exposition of principles or standards of moral conduct that guide individuals in deciding right from wrong behaviors.