Which experimental design is most appropriate for determining a cause and effect relationship between pornography and sexual aggression?
a. A study that relies on data obtained from anonymous surveys sent to a convenience sample of men, in which questions regarding their criminal histories and frequency of pornographic viewing are asked
b. A study in which men in a university laboratory are exposed to violent pornographic images and then their blood cortisol levels and penile erections are measured to determine approximate degrees of stress versus sexual arousal states
c. A sexologist researcher posing as a script writer for pornographic films to get to an insider's perspective on the "mind set" behind aggressive acts towards women in pornography
d. A sexologist researcher posing as a store clerk at an adult video store who strikes up conversations with renters of violent porn to gauge their views on violence towards women
ANS: B
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