Experimental Studies Indicate That People Who Are Randomly Assigned to Play

question 52

Multiple Choice

Experimental studies indicate that people who are randomly assigned to play a violent video game

• A) experience increasing levels of hostility and become increasingly likely to attempt to hurt a fellow student.
• B) experience decreasing levels of hostility and become decreasingly likely to attempt to hurt a fellow student.
• C) experience increasing levels of hostility and become decreasingly likely to attempt to hurt a fellow student.
• D) experience decreasing levels of hostility and become increasingly likely to attempt to hurt a fellow student.

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Definitions:

Sensory Modalities

The different ways sensory information can be processed by the sensory system, including sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell.

Anticipate

The act of expecting or predicting something to happen in the future.

Pitch

Pitch can refer to the degree of highness or lowness of a tone or sound, often used in the context of music, or it can also mean the act of presenting an idea or product to persuade others.

Frequency

The rate at which something occurs or is repeated over a particular period of time or in a given sample.