Dr Malic Has Conducted a Number of Experiments to Assess

question 53

Essay

Dr. Malic has conducted a number of experiments to assess whether playing violent video games makes people become more aggressive. He assigns men to play very violent games for an hour a week, and women to play very violent games for three hours a week. After a month, he assesses how aggressively they behave in a frustrating situation. He has replicated this study using the same sample of Buddhist monks and nuns twelve times. Identify the major threat to internal validity and to external validity.

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Definitions:

Aggregate Demand

The sum of needs for all goods and services in an economy, measured at a collective price level within a set time interval.

Inflation

The velocity at which the universal price point for goods and services escalates, reducing the ability to make purchases.

Frictionally Unemployed

Individuals who are temporarily out of work while transitioning from one job to another.

Skills

The abilities and expertise that individuals acquire through training or experience that enhance their capacity to perform tasks effectively.