nce in Society", agrees that there may be some indication that aggression in behavior increases after viewing a violent program, yet he disputes that the results are as high as Huesmann and Moise demonstrate (Freedman, 1996, p. 193). He lists three problems with the claims that researchers make. One is the type of measurement or test used of the subjects after viewing a violent program. For example, one question was "If I had a balloon, would you want me to prick it?" (p. 192). Second, Freedman says there seems to be no allowances made for distinguishing the effects of violence from the effects of interest and excitement. Third, he charges that these tests were contaminated by the demand characteristics of the situation, people try t
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