Rose believes there is a positive correlation between watching violence on television and aggressive behavior.What would be her null hypothesis?
A) Watching violent TV shows increases aggressive behavior.
B) Watching violent TV shows is not related to level of aggressive behavior.
C) Watching violent TV shows causes aggressive behavior.
D) Only aggressive people watch violent TV shows.

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The null hypothesis is always a statement of no relationship or no difference between variables. In this case, the null hypothesis would be that there is no relationship between watching violent TV shows and level of aggressive behavior. Therefore, option B is the correct choice for the null hypothesis.

Rose Believes There Is a Positive Correlation Between Watching Violence