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What is the primary concern about children watching violent television?
What is the primary concern about children watching violent television?
- They may stop watching educational programs
- They may become more aggressive
- They may start to think violence is natural
- They may confuse fantasy with reality (correct)
What did Smith's 1997 study find about children who watched more than three hours of violent television a day?
What did Smith's 1997 study find about children who watched more than three hours of violent television a day?
- They were more likely to say what they saw on television was 'really happening' (correct)
- They were more likely to play violent video games
- They were more likely to watch educational programs
- They were more likely to be attracted to violent images
Why might some children who watch violent entertainment be attracted to violence?
Why might some children who watch violent entertainment be attracted to violence?
- Because they have a predisposition to violence (correct)
- Because they watch more than three hours of violent television a day
- Because they are unable to distinguish fantasy from reality
- Because they are not exposed to educational programs
What is the relationship between the claim and the reason in the argument about TV violence?
What is the relationship between the claim and the reason in the argument about TV violence?
What is the purpose of acknowledging that some children might already be attracted to violence?
What is the purpose of acknowledging that some children might already be attracted to violence?
What did Jones's 1999 study find about children's attraction to violent images?
What did Jones's 1999 study find about children's attraction to violent images?