Merely Having a Weapon at Hand Increases the Likelihood That

question 5

Multiple Choice

Merely having a weapon at hand increases the likelihood that it will be used.This notion is referred to as

• A) the aggression-likelihood model
• B) the weapons effect
• C) a subculture of violence
• D) the fighting instinct syndrome

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