Ostrov and his colleagues studied children's aggression in a situation where some of the children did not have the appropriate crayon to color a picture. In this study,
a. boys show more overt aggression and more relational aggression than girls do.
b. boys show more overt aggression, but they show less relational aggression, compared to girls.
c. contrary to expectations, boys show less overt aggression and less relational aggression than girls do.
d. no consistent gender differences have been found in the research on children's aggression.
B
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a. ?observing children b. ?analyzing television c. ?analyzing video games d. ?interviewing murderers
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Lanessa is in her first year of college. She has only had three different professors, but
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Maryann is pregnant and works in a smoke-filled environment. What can you tell her about passive smoking?
A) The negative effects of smoking are only evident in children born to heavy smokers. B) Passive smoking is related to low birth weight, infant death, and childhood respiratory illnesses. C) Smoke-filled environments are harmful to expectant mothers, but not to their unborn children. D) The effects of passive smoking are not yet known.