What is one piece of evidence to support the idea that pornography does NOT lead to increased violent behavior?
a. Although the content of pornographic material has become significantly less violent over the years in the U.S., incidences of violent acts towards women has dramatically increased during that same time period.
b. A study performed in Denmark found that when subjects viewed pornographic images versus violent images different areas of the brain were responsive; in fact pornographic images did not activate areas associated with aggression but rather those associated with reward.
c. In the U.S. when computers were confiscated from criminals, those who committed violent crimes had less pornography on their computers than those who committed non-violent crimes.
d. Sexually explicit material in Japan is typically more violent than what is available in the U.S., but Japan has the lowest reported sex crime rates in the industrialized world.
ANS: D
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A. Evidence shows that exposure to atypical hormones can produce male characteristics in female fetuses and vice versa. B. Evidence shows that exposure to atypical hormones can affect the sexual development of male but not female fetuses. C. Evidence shows that exposure to atypical hormones does not affect the physical development of the fetus. D. Evidence shows that exposure to atypical hormones does not affect the sexual orientation of the fetus.
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A. boys become mother-fixated and are hostile toward their fathers. B. children's sexual urges go "underground" and are not expressed. C. children become obsessed with and flaunt their own sexuality. D. girls become father-fixated and are hostile toward their mothers.