Children who watch a good deal of televised violence tend to be more physically aggressive than those who watch little of this type of television programming. Establishing an association between these two variables is an example of what type of study.
A. hypothetical
B. experimental
C. theoretical
D. correlational
Answer: D
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a. standard error of the difference b. estimated error c. regression coefficient d. correction factor
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a. modeling. b. systematic desensitization. c. aversive conditioning. d. flooding.
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A. CAT B. fMRI C. PET D. rCBF
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a. negatively b. not c. positively d. perfectly