In an Experiment Presented in the Text, Researchers First Frustrated

question 169

Multiple Choice

In an experiment presented in the text, researchers first frustrated children by stopping a great movie and taking away their candy, and then observed the children during free play.He found that children ________ were ________ aggressive than the others.

• A) who were taught constructive ways to relate; less
• B) with short attention spans; more
• C) who saw the prosocial movie; less
• D) who saw the whole movie; more

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