Bernice conducts a study on the effects of violent television on children. She obtains a sample of 30 aggressive children and 30 non-aggressive children. She has the aggressive children watch 15 minutes of aggressive television and the non-aggressive children watch 15 minutes of non-aggressive television. This study represents a _________ study.
A) correlational
B) confounded
C) within-subjects
D) All of the above.

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The study is confounded because the groups (aggressive and non-aggressive children) are not equivalent at the start, and they are exposed to different types of television content, making it difficult to determine if the television content or the initial aggression level is responsible for any observed effects.

Bernice Conducts a Study on the Effects of Violent Television