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1
Psychologists believe that, because they are more involving and provoke identification with the characters, violent video games are even more potent models of aggression than television.
A)True
B)False
2
In one survey of prison inmates, 4 out of 10 said they had attempted specific crimes they had seen on television.
A)True
B)False
3
Correlational studies but not laboratory experiments indicate that viewing aggression leads to aggression.
A)True
B)False
4
Research has indicated that viewing of violence at age 8 is a predictor of serious criminal offense by age 30.
A)True
B)False
5
Modeling prosocial behavior on TV has no effect on children.
A)True
B)False
6
Social psychologists agree that the best answer to the negative effects of portraying sexual violence is increased censorship.
A)True
B)False
7
Controlled experiments reveal that exposure to violent pornography increases punitive behavior toward women.
A)True
B)False
8
Sales of sexually explicit magazines show no relationship to rape rates.
A)True
B)False
9
Those who regularly watch TV violence tend to exaggerate the frequency of violence in the real world.
A)True
B)False
10
Murder rates increase when and where television is introduced.
A)True
B)False





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