Hovland and Sears' (1940) study of the correlation between the price of cotton and the number of lynchings in the American South from 1882–1930 showed

A) that farmers in the South were particularly prone to aggression during that time period.
B) that as the level of poverty increased, lynchings decreased.
C) that there was no relationship between poverty and aggression.
D) that poverty was related to higher levels of aggression.


Answer: D

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