The Positive Correlation That Has Been Observed Between Exposure to TV

question 59

Multiple Choice

The positive correlation that has been observed between exposure to TV violence and children's aggression in naturalistic settings

• A) is limited to preschool and grade school children
• B) is a reliable finding across many different cultures
• C) holds for boys but not for girls
• D) all of these

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Definitions:

Behavioral Treatment

A range of therapies designed to change harmful behaviors using reinforcement and cognitive techniques.

Fear of Dogs

Also known as cynophobia, it is an intense and persistent fear of dogs, often resulting from a negative experience or conditioning.

Blood-injection-injury Phobias

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Applied Tension Technique

Technique used to treat blood-injection-injury type phobias in which the therapist teaches the client to increase his or her blood pressure and heart rate, thus preventing the client from fainting.