Fourteen-year-old Michael Carneal shot eight of his classmates in Paducah, Kentucky, shortly after watching the movie Basketball Diaries, in which Leonardo DiCaprio committed a similar act of violence. This is an example of
A) catharsis aggression theory.
B) the social learning of violence.
C) excitation transfer theory.
D) the frustration-aggression hypothesis.
Answer: B
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The action of tetanospasmin, the toxin responsible for tetanus, interferes with the a. production of action potentials. b. production of EPSPs
c. production of IPSPs. d. presynaptic facilitation.
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A) night terrors. B) sleep apnea. C) REM behavior disorder D) nightmares.
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