Longitudinal Research on the Relationship Between Amount of Time Spent

question 18

Multiple Choice

Longitudinal research on the relationship between amount of time spent watching television during adolescence and early adulthood and the likelihood of subsequent violent acts against others demonstrates that,for adults,the correlation is

• A)nonexistent.
• B)tiny.
• C)present for men but not for women.
• D)significant.

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