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1

Which of the following is clearly not a contributing factor to the increase in the violent crime rate in the U.S. since 1960?
A)increased alcohol use
B)the growth in individualism and materialism
C)the media's increasing modeling of violence
D)the growing gap between the rich and poor
2

Correlational research indicates that as pornography has become more widely available, the rate of reported rape has
A)increased
B)decreased
C)remained unchanged
D)increased in the short run but decreased in the long run
3

Sales rates of sexually explicit magazines such as Hustler and Playboy were positively correlated with state
A)divorce rates
B)unemployment rates
C)rape rates
D)child abuse rates
4

In examining the relationship between viewing violence and aggressiveness in boys, Eron and Huesmann found that
A)the viewing of violence at age eight was negatively correlated with aggressiveness at age nineteen
B)the viewing of violence at age eight was positively correlated with aggressiveness at age nineteen
C)aggressiveness at age eight was positively correlated with the viewing of violence at age nineteen
D)both b and c are true
5

Viewing violence may increase aggression by
A)producing arousal
B)producing disinhibition
C)evoking imitation
D)all of the above
6

Research indicates those who regularly watch TV violence
A)engage in greater prosocial behavior
B)underestimate the number of murders that occur annually in the United States
C)become more fearful and exaggerate the frequency of violence
D)tend to be more extroverted
7

Violent pornographic films often convey a false impression that
A)women enjoy aggressive sexual encounters
B)women are more likely to be rape victims than are men
C)most rapes are never reported to the police
D)most rapes are committed by victims' dates or acquaintances
8

The idea that watching violent drama enables people to release their pent-up hostilities is suggested by
A)social learning theory
B)the disinhibition hypothesis
C)the catharsis hypothesis
D)the complementarity hypothesis
9

The results of Bandura's Bobo doll experiment indicated that observing aggressive behavior
A)lowers children's inhibitions and teaches them ways to aggress
B)serves to release children's pent-up hostilities and in the long run makes them less aggressive
C)increases aggression in males and decreases aggression in females
D)has little effect on children's aggressive behavior
10

When researchers have attempted to identify a "hidden third variable" that might explain the difference in aggression between heavy and light TV viewers, they have found that
A)by controlling for income the difference disappears
B)by controlling for family size the difference disappears
C)by controlling for intelligence the difference disappears
D)a difference still exists after controlling for potential third variables
11

Research indicates that when and where television is introduced
A)frequency of heart attacks increases
B)alcohol use increases
C)unemployment increases
D)murder rate increases
12

Children who regularly viewed Mister Rogers' Neighborhood were subsequently more
A)aggressive
B)helpful and cooperative
C)studious
D)introverted
13

Research on television viewing indicates that
A)98 percent of American households have a TV set
B)the TV is on seven hours a day in the average American home
C)two of three programs contain violence
D)all of the above are true
14

Controlled experiments on the effects of exposure to violent pornography indicate that it
A)has little effect on the viewer
B)increases punitive behavior toward women
C)results in catharsis and thus, in the long run, a lower rate of violent rape
D)increases the rate of non-violent but not violent crime
15

The violence viewing effect is strongest when an __________ person commits ____________ violence.
A)unattractive; unjustified
B)unattractive; justified
C)attractive; unjustified
D)attractive; justified





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