Monica Is a First-Year Student at Carleton and She Is

question 78

Multiple Choice

Monica is a first-year student at Carleton and she is taking a lot of introductory courses. Monica has a 14-year-old brother named Ross who often visits her in her dorm on the weekend and watches R-rated violent movies and TV shows while she studies. Monica becomes worried about the some of the media content that Ross is watching.
-Monica is concerned about Ross' choice of TV shows and tells him how the shows he watches affect his brain.Ross rolls his eyes and says she's being a drama queen.Which statement best summarizes this situation

• A) Monica is right. Research shows Ross would show desensitization and adaptation to violent material.
• B) Monica is right. Research shows Ross would show increased skin conductance in response to violent material.
• C) Ross is right. What Monica said would be true only if Ross was an eyewitness to a violent act.
• D) Ross is right. What Monica said would be true only if he witnessed his peers committing violent acts.