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Catherine is taking a research methods class in which the semester project involves conducting original research. Catherine is interested in finding out if viewing particular television programs has an impact on behavior. She wants to see if children are more likely to engage in aggressive behavior after they watch television shows that exhibit violent images. Catherine's tentative prediction is what scientists refer to as __________.


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Secular Rulers

Leaders or monarchs who hold authority in the political realm without specific endorsement from religious institutions.

Anabaptists

Anabaptists are members of a Protestant movement in the 16th century that advocated for adult baptism, pacifism, and the separation of church and state.

Great Schism

Refers either to the split between the Western Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church in 1054, or the division within the Catholic Church from 1378 to 1417 when rival claimants to the papacy existed in Rome and Avignon.

Simony

The act of buying or selling ecclesiastical privileges, such as positions in the church hierarchy or pardons.

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