In the Bartholow et al.(2005)study on aggression and violent video games,students who were relatively experienced and those who were inexperienced responded differently to competition because
A) the experienced participants were older than the inexperienced.
B) the two groups of participants interpreted their competitors' behavior in different ways.
C) the inexperienced participants did not like the competitive task as much as the experienced ones.
D) the inexperienced participants were more confused by the competitive task.

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The study found that experienced gamers were more likely to interpret their competitors' behavior as competitive, whereas inexperienced gamers were more likely to interpret their competitors' behavior as hostile. This suggests that the two groups may have different expectations and interpretations of competitive situations, potentially due to differences in their gaming experience.

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