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Marcia Wants to Do Something Concrete to Help Reduce the Harmful

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Marcia wants to do something concrete to help reduce the harmful effects of TV violence on her children,but she does not want to ban all of their favourite shows.Because she is an authoritarian parent,she simply tells her children to turn off the TV whenever she catches one of them watching a program with violent content,and she refuses to listen to why they are interested in the program.Is Marcia's strategy likely to be effective?


A) No, she should encouraging watching nonviolent shows that provide prosocial models of behaviour.
B) No, she should also watch the violent shows with her children and help them critique the shows; commenting on the consequences of violent acts, antisocial motives, etc.
C) Yes, because she is reinforcing the message that the aggression in the shows they like is bad.
D) Yes, because her strict rules usually work best for negative events such as televised violence.

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