Using a cross-lagged-panel correlational procedure, Eron, Huesmann, Letkowitz, and Walder (1972) found evidence which suggests thatQuestion 6Answera.watching violent TV programs may produce later aggression.b.people who watch violent TV programs when they are young continue to do so all of their lives.c.aggressive people tend to watch nonviolent TV programs.d.aggressive third graders watch violent TV programs when they grow up.

The link between watching violent TV and behaving aggressively is complex because it is possible that: Higher levels of aggressive behaviour are associated with a preference for watching violent TV. We don't have a reliable way to measure violent behaviour. We don't have a reliable and ethical way to manipulate exposure to violent TV shows. Non-aggressive kids don't tend to watch much TV and so you can't make a fair comparison.

According to the class lecture material, which cause-and-effect conclusion, if any, can we draw from the correlational studies of watching violent television? behaviors.Group of answer choicesA. Watching violence on television causes aggressive behavior.B. Watching violence on television reduces aggressive behavior.C. Watching violence on television has no effect on aggressiveD. We can draw none of these conclusions.

Anderson, C. A., & Bushman, B. J. (2001). Effects of violent video games on aggressive behavior, aggressive cognition, aggressive affect, physiological arousal, and prosocial behavior: A meta-analytic review of the scientific literature. Psychological Science, 12, 353–359. http://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9280.00366 What is this?

Although there is a biological basis for aggression: We do not understand when people might become aggressive. No person is inevitably aggressive - social factors and patterns of thinking are important. Aggression is still primarily a problem of having "a bad personality". There is no evidence that we inherit violent tendencies, such as a violent temper or anti-social behaviour.

Children who play violent video games are more likely to be violent towards other children in real life. This must be because they are desensitised to violence as they are playing the games, and this changes their behavior towards other people. So, we can conclude that playing violent video games causes children to become more violent in real life. Which of the following claims, if true, would strengthen the argument the most?Group of answer choicesChildren who play violent video games are more likely to come from lower socioeconomic groups.The companies that sell violent video games are making record high profits.Children who stop playing violent video games are subsequently less violent towards other children in real life.Children who play violent video games are more likely to be obese than children who do not.