Suppose that people who watch a lot of violence on TV are also particularly likely to behave aggressively.This relationship would NOT necessarily indicate that watching violence influences aggressive behavior because

A) we most readily notice associations that confirm our beliefs.
B) association does not prove causation.
C) sampling extreme cases leads to false generalizations.
D) the sample may have been randomly selected.

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Aaliyah Moore · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  The fact that people who watch a lot of violence on TV are more likely to behave aggressively is only an association, and does not necessarily indicate that one causes the other. Other factors could be responsible for both the watching of violence and the aggressive behavior.

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