Based on a review of more than 30 years of research, the American Psychological Association and other public health organizations stated that viewing entertainment violence:
a. was associated with lower cognitive performance and negative social behavior in African American males but not in white males.
b. can lead to a decrease in aggressive attitudes, values, and behaviors.
c. was associated with lower cognitive performance and negative social behavior in white males and females but not in African American males and females.
d. can lead to an increase in aggressive attitudes, values, and behaviors
Answer: d. can lead to an increase in aggressive attitudes, values, and behaviors
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a. by the principle of scaffolding. b. as the range between children's present level of skills and knowledge and their potential level withappropriate guidance c. as the range between the child's current level of intelligence and potential intelligence if provided with an enriched environment. d. as the child's zone of equilibrium or range of potential development based on current level of intelligence. e. as the range between the child's proximal and distal level of abilities.
Automating an experiment can
a. greatly reduce the possibility of experimenter effects. b. be a source of an experimenter effect. c. eliminate the need for a control group. d. prevent the occurrence of a floor effect.
A problem that cultural psychologists face is how to ________
a. develop an operational definition for "culture." b. describe cultural influences on personality without oversimplifying or stereotyping. c. identify cultural differences that apply to every member. d. determine which cultures are collectivist and which are individualist.
Parents, especially ____________________, are more likely to encourage rough-and-tumble play with ____________________ than ____________________
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