The weapons effect refers to ____.
A) the tendency for the mere presence of a weapon to increase aggression
B) the tendency for the ownership of a weapon to increase aggression
C) the tendency for aggressive people to construe ambiguous items as weapons
D) the tendency for people to assume that if others have weapons, they must have aggressive intentions

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The weapons effect refers to the tendency for the mere presence of a weapon to increase aggression. Studies have shown that simply being in the proximity of a weapon, even a fake or unloaded one, can lead people to behave more aggressively.

The Weapons Effect Refers to ____