Which of the Following Statements Is the Best Evidence That

question 151

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is the best evidence that viewing smoking in movies plays a causal (rather than correlational) role in influencing people's perception of smoking and willingness to try smoking?

• A) Long-term trends show that increased or decreased incidence of smoking by adolescents follows increases or decreases in rates of smoking in movies.
• B) The more adolescents smoke, the more smoking occurs in movies.
• C) Advertisements for smoking occur more frequently, along with smoking by film actors.
• D) Adolescent smoking occurs at roughly the same rate regardless of how smoking is depicted in films.

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