MEDIA INF OF AGG : EFFECTS OF COMPUTER GAMES EVAL

Question 1

what are four evaluation points for media inf on agg and effects of computer games?

Answer 1

• use of artificial tasks in research [ Bartholow and Anderson ]
• non-equivalence problem [ Przybylski et al ]
• inability to draw cause and effect conclusions
• lack of control over variables [ Robertson et al ]

Question 2

one weakness of conducting exp investigating media inf is use of ________ _____

Answer 2

artificial tasks

Question 3

what is an example of the use of artificial tasks?

Answer 3

Bartholow and Anderson using Taylor Competitive Reaction Time Task to see how much loud noise is selected

Question 4

what 2 things ar wrong with using TCRTT, which is artificial?

Answer 4

1. unethical to allow realistic forms of agg, so have to be more creative which isn;’t true to life
2. doesn’t allow realistic agg due to fear of retaliation

Question 5

therefore, what is decreased due to the use of artificial tasks in exp to investigate media inf on agg?

Answer 5

mundane realism is decreased, therefore it cannot be applied to everyday aggression, reduced external validity

Question 6

what problem can be identified when using exp methods to investigate emdia inf on agg?

Answer 6

non-equivalence problem

Question 7

who studied the non-equivalence problem?

Answer 7

Przybylski et al

Question 7

what did Przybylski et al look at?

Answer 7

looked at 2 often-used agmes

1. Marathon 2 - violent first-person shooter in 3D env to use 20 keys and mouse
2. Glider Pro 4 - 2D game where player uses 2 keys to fly paper airplane

Question 8

what did Przybylski et al find?

Answer 8

difference between games can be seen as confounding variable e.g. aggression could be due to how hard the game is and not how violent it is

Question 9

what did Przybylski say the only scientific way of comp effects of vio/non-vio computer games is?

Answer 9

make the equivalent in terms of complexity, controlling the confounding variable

Question 10

the non-equivalence problem has serious implications on…

Answer 10

the validity of studies into effects of computer games and theories that try explain findings of research

Question 11

there is an inability to draw what from correlation studies?

Answer 11

cause and effect conc

Question 12

why can no cause and effect conc be drawn?

Answer 12

because no variables are manipulated or controlled, no random allocation of vio/non-vio conditions

Question 13

what 2 other hypothesis can be drawn from correlation studies?

Answer 13

1. socialisation hypothesis

2. selection hypothesis

Question 14

what is the socialisation hypothesis?

Answer 14

aggressive media causes people to become more agg

Question 15

what is the selection hypothesis?

Answer 15

claims that people who are already agg select agg media

Question 16

the ______ __ _______ cannot be settled by correlational studies…

Answer 16

direction of causality, reduces the external validity of correlational studies when investigating media influences on agg

Question 17

there is a lack of ______ over variables in longitudinal studies to investigate media influences

Answer 17

lack of control

Question 18

what is an example of a longitudinal study that lacks control?

Answer 18

Robertson et al, who measures TV viewing hours at regular intervals that made a link between ‘excessive’ television viewing and agg

Question 19

what other variables can affect agg other than TV viewing?

Answer 19

role models in the form of friends and family members

Question 20

the ____ _____ of longitudinal studies is reduced

Answer 20

internal validity, as it is difficult to separate confounding variables from independent variable and assess contributions to agg behaviour