A Researcher Examines the Effects of Violent Media on Aggressive

question 67

Multiple Choice

A researcher examines the effects of violent media on aggressive behaviour in a lab setting.The experimental group views a violent video clip,and the control group views a nonviolent video clip.This method is used instead of asking participants to monitor their naturally occurring TV viewing to reduce the possibility of confounds,such as variations in the level and amount of aggressive images they watch.In doing so,the researcher will increase the internal validity of her study,but which of the following does she risk reducing?

• A) the confounds of her results
• B) the statistical significance of her results
• C) the generalizability of her results
• D) the clinical significance of her results

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Definitions:

Anaerobic Respiration

A form of respiration that occurs without oxygen, producing energy by breaking down glucose through processes like fermentation.

Alcoholic Fermentation

A biological process in which sugars such as glucose, fructose, and sucrose are converted into cellular energy and thereby produce ethanol and carbon dioxide as metabolic waste products.

Lactate Fermentation

An anaerobic metabolic process by which glucose or other six-carbon sugars are converted into cellular energy and the metabolite lactate, commonly used by muscle cells during intense activity.