In a study of desensitization to violence in kids who play violent video games, the researchers randomly assigned over 250 male and female college students to play either a violent or a nonviolent video game for 20 minutes (Carnagey, Anderson, & Bushman, 2007). Then they measured their physiological responses to films of real-life violence, such as courtroom outbursts, police confrontations, shootings, and prison fights. The students who had played the violent video games showed
A) evidence of physiological arousal while watching the films of real people being stabbed and shot than the students who had played the nonviolent games.
B) evidence of physiological sedation watching the films of real people being stabbed and shot than the students who had played the nonviolent games.
C) less evidence of physiological sedation while watching the films of real people being stabbed and shot than the students who had played the nonviolent games.
D) less evidence of physiological arousal while watching the films of real people being stabbed and shot than the students who had played the nonviolent games.

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The students who had played violent video games showed less evidence of physiological arousal while watching the films of real people being stabbed and shot than the students who had played nonviolent games. This suggests that desensitization to violence may occur in children who play violent video games regularly, which could have negative consequences in terms of their response to real-life violence.

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