Researcher George Gerbner and His Colleagues Analyzed U

Researcher George Gerbner and his colleagues analyzed U.S. television shows. According to the Critical Thinking box titled "Are People with a Mental Illness as Violent as the Media Portray Them?" they found that:

A) although 5 percent of normal television characters were murderers, 70 percent of the mentally ill characters were killers.
B) 40 percent of normal characters were violent, but only 5 percent of characters labeled mentally ill were violent.
C) although 5 percent of normal television characters were murderers, 20 percent of the mentally ill characters were killers.
D) 70 percent of normal characters were violent, but only 20 percent of characters labeled mentally ill were violent.