You are given a short paragraph, a question and two choices to answer from. Choose the correct answer based on the paragraph and write the answer(not the key).

Paragraph: The harder the batter hits the ball, the greater will be its acceleration.
 Question: Jim was at the baseball game with his friends. Almost immediately he observed that the harder the ball was hit, the effect on the acceleration was 
 Choices: A)decreased 
B)increased
increased