In their research article on video games and social behavior, Gentile et al. (2009) reported a study in which Singaporean children’s exposure to prosocial video games was positively correlated with an index of their tendency to display prosocial behavior. The researchers concluded that the results were consistent with the notion that
a. prosocial behavior does not lead to increases in prosocial video game playing
b. experience playing prosocial video games leads to increases in prosocial behavior
c. a correlation exists
d. there is no relation between prosocial behavior and experience playing prosocial video games
Ans: B
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