After many media reports of aggressive behavior by parents and other adult spectators in the stands at Canadian youth hockey games, psychologists systematically recorded the comments of adult spectators at youth hockey games in a large Canadian city. They found that when negative comments were made, they were more often directed at the _____ than at the _____.
A) referees; players
B) players; referees
C) opposing teams' parents; coaches
D) coaches; opposing teams' parents

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The passage states that negative comments were more often directed at the referees than at the players. Therefore, the correct choice is A - referees; players.

After Many Media Reports of Aggressive Behavior by Parents and Other