The textbook describes a study where 2-year-olds played in a room and were exposed either once or twice to research assistants having an argument.A control group of children did not witness the research assistants arguing.The researchers then assessed the children's aggressive behaviors when they were alone.The main finding of the study was that children become ________.The children who heard the research assistants arguing twice were ________ aggressive themselves than the children who heard the research assistants arguing only once.

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The study found that children became increasingly aggressive the more they were exposed to conflict, as evidenced by the children who heard the research assistants arguing twice being more aggressive than those who only heard them argue once. This suggests that exposure to conflict can have negative consequences on children's behavior.

The Textbook Describes a Study Where 2-Year-Olds Played in a Room