Cooper and Mackie

Question 1

Does Cooper and Mackie follow nature or nurture?

Answer 1

Nurture

Question 2

CM - Aim

Answer 2

To investigate whether violent video games can affect levels of aggression.

Question 3

CM - Hypothesis

Answer 3

Those playing violent video games are more likely to play with violent toys than those that played non-violent games.

Question 4

CM - Type

Answer 4

Lab experiment

Question 5

CM - Design

Answer 5

Independent measures

Question 6

CM - Sample

Answer 6

84 9-11 years from New Jersey

Question 7

CM - IV

Answer 7

Type of game, and whether the child observed or played.

Question 8

CM - DV

Answer 8

Aggression levels.

Question 9

CM - Procedure

Answer 9

Participants filled out a questionnaire to find out their video game experience and the children were put into partners where they played either a violent video game, Pac-man or a maze game. They played for 8 minutes and then taken to a toy room where they could choose between aggressive and non-aggressive toys. Then, they did a buzzer test to measure interpersonal aggression.

Question 10

CM - Results

Answer 10

Girls playing aggressive video games were more likely to choose the aggressive toy but boys were not affected.

Question 11

CM - Conclusion

Answer 11

The study showed some evidence of play imitating observed behaviours from the game.

Question 12

CM - Criticisms

Answer 12

Conducted in an artificial environment, sample is age and culturally biased, extraneous variables like video game experience.