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washai

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Many researchers maintain that there is a positive relationship between exposure to violent media and real-life aggressive behavior. The claim that exposure to violence actually increases aggression would be best supported by which of the following?
 
  a. A study in which the variable number of hours of violent television watched per week is used to predict thelikelihood that participants will be convicted of a violent crime in the future
 b. A study in which participants who are randomly assigned to play violent video games later administer greaterlevels of electric shock to a confederate than participants who are assigned to play neutral games
 c. Real-world examples where young people have committed crimes intended to mimic behaviors they have seenin violent movies
 d. A study in which men who have been accused of sexually aggressive behavior in the past report high levels ofexposure to violent media

Question 2

A study by Goff, Steele, and Davies (2008) found that white male students sat farther away from black students than from other white students, but only when
 
  a. the professor of the class was white.
  b. the professor of the class was black.
  c. they had not been previously acquainted with either the white or black classmates.
  d. they thought the discussions would involve racially sensitive topics.



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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

d





 

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