Desenitisation, Disinhibtion and cognitive priming Flashcards
Desensitisation
prolonged exposure to anti-social behaviour in the media that reduces arousal.
as a result an individuals sensitivity decreases, making them view the antisocial behaviour as normal
Drabman and Thomas
found children exposed to videos of aggression were less likely to intervene in real life violence compared to control group
Huesmann et al
suggest individuals who don’t regularly watch violence experience strong emotional and stress responses when witnessing acts of real life violence whereas those regularly expose to violence lost these reactions
Cumberbatch
those who watch violent videos won’t necessarily commit violent acts themselves
Feshback and Singer
cathartic effects as it may act as a relief mechanism for their aggression. releasing it through emotional empathy
Disinihibtion
steady exposure to justified violence in the media of action heroes or other role models where the ‘good guy’ uses violence to beat the ‘bad guy’, making violence more acceptable
potter
found over 30 years verbal aggression has become more common in media.
media had lowered the inhibition levels leading to increased level in imitation of aggressive communication
cognitive priming
images of aggressive and violent behaviour presented in the media become stored scripts in the memory that are retrieved at a later date to deal with similar real life situations
Berkowitz
suggest certain situations can trigger memories of aggression that was seen in the media which prime individuals to react aggressively
Huesmann
claimed when violent solutions are shown in the media kids may adopt these solutions in real life situations
Murray et al
brain scans show that when children were shown violent scenes the part of the brain for episodic memory was active
