Mary suspects that a new violent afternoon TV show is the reason for her son's sudden increase in aggressive behavior towards his sister. Which research approach would best help Mary evaluate this suspicion?

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An experimental research approach is best suited to evaluate Mary's suspicion. Only through an experiment can you manipulate the variables (exposure to violent TV show) and measure the outcome (aggressive behavior towards sister) to establish a causal relationship.

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