One conclusion of much of the research on media and violence is that ____________
a) TV causes violence
b) a preference for violent television in childhood predicts future violent and aggressive behavior as adults
c) TV tends to make nonaggressive children become aggressive
d) violent TV programs are responsible for over 75 percent of aggression among children
ANS: B
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A. The dogs seemed to enjoy the food. B. The assistant salivated along with the dogs when the dogs started to eat. C. The dogs stopped salivating after seeing the assistant so many times. D. The dogs started to salivate when they saw Pavlov's assistant, before they got the food.
Which of the following is NOT an assumption of the one-way randomized ANOVA? a. The data are interval or ratio
b. The underlying distribution is skewed. c. The variance among the populations being compared are homogeneous. d. All of the alternative are correct.
Iconic memory is another term for a person's:
a. somatosensory memory b. auditory sensory memory c. short-term memory d. visual sensory memory
A(n) ________ is defined as a set of techniques for combining data from a number of related studies to determine the explanatory strength of a particular independent variable
a. meta-analysis b. effect size c. longitudinal study d. confidence interval