Decades of research show a relationship between viewing media violence and aggressive behavior in children. Why can we not say that viewing media violence causes aggression in children?
What will be an ideal response?
Research on media violence and aggression is correlational. That is, it tells us there is a relationship between the variables. However, we cannot say that this relationship is causal because there may be other factors that contribute to this relationship. In addition, we can only determine causal relationships through carefully controlled experimental research.
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