Victor Cline and his colleagues (1973) measured the physiological arousal of heavy TV viewers and light TV viewers when they came into the lab to watch a violent boxing match. Results of their study reveal that

A) heavy TV viewers seem desensitized to violence.
B) heavy TV viewers are particularly upset by violence.
C) exposure to violence increases arousal.
D) light TV viewers quickly habituate to violence.
E) heavy TV viewers enjoy watching violence more than light TV viewers.

A) heavy TV viewers seem desensitized to violence.

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