In a Study of Television Viewing That Is Described in the Textbook,researchers

question 85

Multiple Choice

In a study of television viewing that is described in the textbook,researchers measured the extent to which children watched programs with violent content.They then interviewed those same children fifteen years later.What did the data reveal?

• A)there was no relationship between the number of violent television shows that children watched and their behaviour as adults.
• B)the men and women who had watched the most violent television as children experienced catharsis and were the least likely to display aggression.
• C)early viewing of violent television causes later aggression.
• D)there was a correlation between early watching of violent television programs and levels of adult aggression,but the relationship was not causal.

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Definitions:

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