Media Researchers Have Argued That Playing Violent Video Games Has

Media researchers have argued that playing violent video games has a _____ potential to instigate aggression that watching violent TV programming because _____ .

A) greater; game players are actively involved in planning aggression to enact
B) greater; game players are reinforced for successful symbolic violence
C) lesser; game players are less inclined than TV viewers to see the violence in games as an accurate portrayal of everyday life
D) a and b
E) none of the above; violent video games and violent TV programs are thought to be equally potent influences on children's aggressive behavior