Research has shown that there is a correlation between the amount of violence a child sees on TV and the aggressiveness of the child's behavior.One explanation of this correlation is that children who watch a great deal of violence on television have a lack of adult supervision.This explanation is an example of what kind of correlation?
A)matched sample
B)matched pair
C)positive
D)third-variable

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The explanation given suggests that there is a third-variable that is responsible for both the child's exposure to violence on TV and their aggressive behavior, which is the lack of adult supervision. Therefore, this is an example of a third-variable correlation.

Research Has Shown That There Is a Correlation Between the Amount