A local community is committed to reducing violence among its residents. The community leaders have come up with four proposals whose potential success is to be evaluated by a social psychologist. According to social psychological research on aggression, which of the following proposals should be rejected because it would be the least likely to reduce violence?

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Social psychological research has shown that public displays of aggression or violence can actually increase aggression among individuals who observe it (known as the "social learning theory"). Therefore, opening executions and other physical punishments of criminals to public viewing would be the least likely to reduce violence in a community. The other proposals all have potential to reduce violence, with A and D addressing the positive reinforcement of non-aggressive behavior and the reduction of weapons display, respectively, and B addressing the physiological factors that can contribute to aggression (such as heat).

A Local Community Is Committed to Reducing Violence Among Its