In Order to Study the Effects of Watching Violent Programs

question 67

Multiple Choice

In order to study the effects of watching violent programs on children's aggressiveness, a researcher observes children's behavior after they watch 30 minutes of violent programs on television. The researcher concludes that television violence causes aggressiveness. A problem in this research is that:

• A)there is no control group.
• B)the children's behavior is not observable.
• C)the researcher should have had the children watch at least 60 minutes of violent programs on television.
• D)there is no independent variable.

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