45 in Their Cross-Lagged Panel Correlational Study, Eron and His Colleagues

question 55

Multiple Choice

45. In their cross-lagged panel correlational study, Eron and his colleagues found that

• A) third grade aggressiveness predicted a later preference for viewing violence
• B) third grade preference for viewing violence predicted later aggressive behavior
• C) those who were aggressive in the third grade tended not to be aggressive in the
• I. “thirteenth” grade
• D) third grade preference for viewing violence was unrelated to third grade
• I. aggressiveness

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