Which of the following is not true of research on the relationship between playing violent video games and children's aggression?
a. There has not been enough research to report conclusive findings.
b. What research has been done shows that the relationship is higher than watching aggressive television programs.
c. What research has been done finds a positive relationship between the two.
d. What research has been done finds no relationship between the two.
Question 2Which of the following do children average spend the most time doing?
a. watching television c. playing outside
b. playing video games d. watching movies
Question 3Which of the following has not been shown to be true of children who watch aggressive television?
a. Children who watch more aggressive television at home are, on average, more aggressive than children who watch less aggressive television at home.
b. The effects of aggressive television on children are uniform.
c. Viewing aggressive TV shows has no noticeable effect on children who are not aggressive.
d. Preschool boys but not girls who watch violent made-for-children television programs display more antisocial behavior 5 years later than children who did not watch such television programs.
Question 4Research has shown that the amount of aggressive television boys watched at 8 years of age clearly predicted criminal behavior
a. immediately after viewing. c. at age 16
b. at age 12 d. at age 30
Question 5Aggressive behavior has been linked to which of the following?
a. future-oriented goals c. present-oriented goals
b. social-relational goals d. past-oriented goals
Question 6Which f the following did Dodge find regarding aggressive children compared with nonaggressive children?
a. They are more likely to recall relevant social cues from a videotape.
b. They are more attentive to potentially aggressive cues.
c. They are less likely to interpret an ambiguous situation as having an aggressive intent.
d. They show similar patterns of social information processing.
Question 7Which of the following has not been found to be associated with aggressive children?
a. Many of them are less popular than less-aggressive peers.
b. Many of them are involved in social networks and often listed by their peers as best friends.
c. They are more likely to be rejected than their less-aggressive peers.
d. Many of them are popular.
Question 8Once a dominance hierarchy is established, there is
a. less aggression among members of the group.
b. more aggression among members of the group.
c. less use of gestures and expressions to signal dominance or submission.
d. less structure among members of the group