Victor Cline and his colleagues (1973) measured the physiological arousal of heavy TV viewers and light TV viewers when they came into the lab to watch a violent boxing match. Results of their study reveal that
A) heavy TV viewers seem desensitized to violence.
B) heavy TV viewers are particularly upset by violence.
C) exposure to violence increases arousal.
D) light TV viewers quickly habituate to violence.
E) heavy TV viewers enjoy watching violence more than light TV viewers.
A) heavy TV viewers seem desensitized to violence.
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A. focusing on an unpleasant image B. decreased emotion C. increased attention D. decreased physical movement
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a) Jean Piaget b) Laura Berk c) Mary Ainsworth d) Lev Vygotsky
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A. empathy B. perspective taking C. cognitive maturation D. self-regulation
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A) ?Full-time mothers are more likely to have securely attached children. B) ?Part-time working mothers have more securely attached children than full-time mothers or women employed full-time. C) ?Mothers who work full-time can have securely attached children, but only if the husband shares child-rearing responsibilities. D) ?There appears to be no relationship.