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NClaborn · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Hovland and Sears' (1940) study of the correlation between the price of cotton and the number of lynchings in the American South from 18821930 showed

A) that farmers in the South were particularly prone to aggression during that time period.
B) that as the level of poverty increased, lynchings decreased.
C) that there was no relationship between poverty and aggression.
D) that poverty was related to higher levels of aggression.

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT discussed in your textbook as a possible reason for the connection between increased temperature and aggression?

A) There are more people out on warm days.
B) Fewer people overall, but more criminals, tend to be out on warm days.
C) Heat in itself fuels aggressive feelings.
D) People tend to stay home when the weather is very cold.