Social-psychological research has revealed that exposure to televised violence might weaken viewers' inhibitions about using violence in their own lives

If Peter is one such person, what is he likely to think when he watches a violent cops-and-robbers show?
a. "If they can get away with it, so can I."
b. "So that's how it's done."
c. "I guess it's the urge to aggress that I'm feeling."
d. "Big deal. What's on PBS?"

Answer: A

Psychology

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