Psychiatric research shows that homicidal children are more likely than nonhomicidal children to have:

a. played with toy guns when very young.
b. attempted suicide.
c. watched a lot of television when very young.
d. a poor diet.


Answer: b

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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