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Aligned with Bandura’s research on observational and vicarious learning, the American Psychological Association (APA) and other public health organizations stated that viewing entertainment violence:

1) can lead to a decrease in aggressive attitudes, values, and behaviors.
2) has little or no effect on children's or adults' behavior.
3) is associated with lower academic performance in females but not males.
4) is associated with an increase in aggressive behaviors

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Answer:

4) is associated with an increase in aggressive behaviors

Step-by-step explanation:

APA started to research the topic in 2005, since many news outlets related violent videogames, for example, to mass shooting, violent teenagers, ...

Lots os scientists took part in this project, and their meta-analysis found a relation between the entertainment violene and agressive behaviors.

So the correct answer is:

4) is associated with an increase in aggressive behaviors

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