Which scenario best exemplifies the weapons effect?
A) A reporter goes to a gun show to cover a story for the local paper. On the way home he stops for lunch, and he finds himself acting aggressively and rudely to the waiter.
B) A gun owner finds that she acts tougher and colder now that she owns a gun.
C) A hardened criminal notices that a man has his hand in his pocket, and immediately assumes that the man is concealing a gun.
D) A country learns that another country is experimenting with nuclear technology, and immediately assumes that the other country is planning an attack.

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The weapons effect refers to the tendency of weapons, or the mere presence of weapons, to increase aggression and violence in individuals. In this scenario, the reporter's exposure to guns at the gun show may have triggered the weapons effect, leading to his aggressive behavior towards the waiter. The other scenarios do not involve the immediate presence of weapons causing an increase in aggression.

Which Scenario Best Exemplifies the Weapons Effect