Social-psychological research has revealed that exposure to televised violence might weaken viewers' inhibitions about using violence in their own lives.
If Peter is one such person, what is he likely to think when he watches a violent cops-and-robbers show?
a. If they can get away with it, so can I.
b. So that's how it's done.
c. I guess it's the urge to aggress that I'm feeling.
d. Big deal. What's on PBS?
Question 2
Which of the following phenomena would NOT be explained by balance theory?
A) We want to agree with the people we like and disagree with those we dislike.
B) We want to see things that are alike in one way as alike in other ways, too.
C) We want to return favors that we receive from others.
D) We want to associate good things with good people.
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