Self-study
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"Surprising" Phenomenon
Why were children who watched programs with an average violence rating of “three” or higher 50 percent more likely to have been disciplined in school than other children?
Objective
The correct answer must be the only answer that doesn’t help to explain why children who watched television programs with a violence rating of “three” or higher were 50 percent more likely to be disciplined in school. The correct answer choice could fail to address the relationship between the violence levels of television programs and the rate at which children who watch them are disciplined in school or could provide information that only makes the phenomenon more confusing.
15.
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a
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Children excited by violent action are probably more likely to watch more violent television programs than other children. In turn, they’re more likely to become bored with their schoolwork and express their boredom in unacceptable ways that can be disciplined in school.
b
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Children who watch violent programs with their parents are probably more likely to watch violent programs with violence ratings of “three” or higher. Therefore, these children are more likely to exhibit antisocial behavior in school and be disciplined for it.
c
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(C) is silent on the subject of children’s discipline or behavior, so it fails to offer any connection between violence ratings and the rate at which children are disciplined in school. It just comments on how some parents rate the violence levels of programs.
d
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If this is true, then children who watch programs with an average violence rating of “three” or higher are more likely to learn to disrespect society’s prohibitions of violence and disregard school disciplinary codes, resulting in them being disciplined more frequently in school.
e
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If this is true, then children who aren’t allowed to watch highly violent television programs are probably more likely than other children to respect various disciplinary rules at school, resulting in them being disciplined less frequently at school.