Benjamin Hypothesizes That People Who Grow Up in Violent Households

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Multiple Choice

Benjamin hypothesizes that people who grow up in violent households are more likely to be violent as adults.Benjamin wants to conduct quantitative research to determine whether his hypothesis is correct.What should Benjamin's null hypothesis be?

• A)The less violence one experiences in their childhood home,the less violence they will exhibit as adults.
• B)There is no relationship between growing up in violent households and being violent as an adult.
• C)Children who grow up in violent households are less likely to be violent as adults.
• D)Children who grow up in violent households are more likely to be violent as adults.
• E)There is a negative relationship between growing up in violent households and being violent as an adult.

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