Which Statement Best Describes the Relationship Between TV Violence and Aggression

question 200

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes the relationship between TV violence and aggression?

• A)Research has shown that watching aggression on television is only correlated with aggressive behaviors.
• B)The research is indecisive because there are too many confounding, conflicting, and extraneous variables.
• C)Researchers have shown that watching aggression on television causes aggressive behaviors.
• D)There has been no research on watching aggression on television and how it relates to aggressive behaviors.

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Definitions:

Sensorimotor Stage

The first stage of Piaget's theory of cognitive development, occurring from birth to about 2 years of age, where infants learn about the world through their senses and motor activities.

Formal Operational

The stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development where individuals gain the ability to think abstractly, reason logically, and understand hypothetical concepts.

Preoperational

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development where children from 2 to 7 years old engage in symbolic play and struggle with logic.

Concrete Operational

A stage in Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development during which children gain the mental operations that enable them to think logically about concrete events.