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HDEV 3rd Edition by Spencer Rathus

Edition 3ISBN: 978-1285057224
book HDEV 3rd Edition by Spencer Rathus cover

HDEV 3rd Edition by Spencer Rathus

Edition 3ISBN: 978-1285057224
Exercise 2
More aggressive people are more likely to watch vio­lent TV shows. Which of the following is true about this statement
A) It shows that violent TV shows cause aggres­sive behavior.
B) It shows that aggressive behavior leads to a preference for violent TV shows.
C) It shows a relationship between aggressive be­havior and violent TV shows.
D) It shows cause and effect involving several un­known factors.
Explanation
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Investigation on a particular thing can be done by experiments to confirm the reason behind an action. Experiments reveal the cause and effect of the action. This can be done by taken a group of people and dividing them into controls that do not take any treatment and the other group are participants that take up some treatment.
Hence the option (d) is not correct.
Experiments are done by taking a hypothesis like violent shows in T.V make oneself aggressive. By this they measure the amount of aggressiveness and behavior after watching the violent shows.
Hence the option (a) is not correct.
Experiments measure the amount of aggressiveness and behavior after watching the violent shows. Thus it builds up a relationship between the aggressive behavior and the violent T.V shows.
Hence the correct option is
Investigation on a particular thing can be done by experiments to confirm the reason behind an action. Experiments reveal the cause and effect of the action. This can be done by taken a group of people and dividing them into controls that do not take any treatment and the other group are participants that take up some treatment.  Hence the option (d) is not correct. Experiments are done by taking a hypothesis like violent shows in T.V make oneself aggressive. By this they measure the amount of aggressiveness and behavior after watching the violent shows.  Hence the option (a) is not correct. Experiments measure the amount of aggressiveness and behavior after watching the violent shows. Thus it builds up a relationship between the aggressive behavior and the violent T.V shows.  Hence the correct option is    . .
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