computer games Flashcards
effect of computer games on agg
repeated exposure to vio games gives a script leading to readiness to act aggressive
regularly playing violent games leads to desensistisation reducing normal physiological response to violent stimuli
delsi
demostarted a strong positive correlation between an increasing number of characteristics of agg behaviour shown in 227 juvi and an increase in time playing vio games
robertson
time spent playing games which featured agg acts was highly predictive of agg behaviour in adulthood
craog and anderson
playing a vio game for 10 mins resuletd in higher levels of agg compared to non vio games as assessed using the tcrtt
- ppts in the vio condition produced sounds 1.37 decibals hreater
eval of experiments
s - high internal valdity - high levels of control - allows us t establish cause and effect of agg
w - artficicial stimuli- deosnt represent real life instances of agg
eval of correlation
s - measures agg in terms of convictions for vio and agg criminal offneces
w- cannot establish causation
eval of longitudinal
s - can measure chnages in agg
w - confounding variables - other sources of agg can interact with media influences overtimw