Which of the following statements is true of media violence?
A) Media violence decreases viewers' level of emotional arousal.
B) Repeated exposure to media violence may decrease viewers' sensitivity to real violence.
C) Paternal physical punishments reduce the likelihood of aggression in early childhood.
D) Females are more likely than males to behave aggressively following exposure to media violence.
B
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Behavioral assessment is
a. impossible for covert behaviors. b. indispensable to behavior therapy. c. difficult with young clients. d. often a sufficient treatment.
A track coach records how long it takes a sprinter to run 100 meters. The track coach is recording what dimension of behavior?
a. latency b. frequency c. duration d. intensity
Jean Piaget's third cognitive stage of development is called
a. sensorimotor. b. concrete operational. c. preoperational stage. d. formal operations.
Suppose that the heritability coefficient of intelligence is roughly 0.5. This means that:
A) 50% of intelligence is due to genetics, and 50% is due to environmental factors. B) 50% of intelligence is due to genetics, and 50% is due to unspecified factors. C) intelligence is completely determined by genes in 50% of the population. D) about 50% of the variability in intelligence scores can be explained by genetic differences.