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From the list below, choose the sentence which best suits each of the gaps numbered [1]-15]. they recorded 26 acts of aggression an hour they have the same effects on children’s aggressive thoughts, feelings and behaviours Drutality had an Impact on the audience children copied and identified with fantasy characters researchers conducted the experiment with different age groups there are higher levels of physical aggression in children's programmes parental control needs to be more effective ‘youngsters tended to mimic the negative behaviour they saw on TV mom COB children ignored fantasy characters researchers held parents responsible for children’s aggression, pr=scok 2 What does each of the following refer to in the text? a ‘They’ (line 4) b ‘the former (line 37) © ‘the idea’ (line 86) Cartoon violence ‘makes children more aggressive’ HIGH LEVELS of violence in audlence and nine n programmes Cartoons such a8 Scooby-Doo can deemed unstable or under 4 Imake children more aggresive, x0 "Resuleindlsted that [4 researchers etmed. 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