MEDIA INF ON AGG : EFFECTS OF COMPUTER GAMES

Question 1

what 3 methods do media psychologists use to study?

Answer 1

experimental
correlational
longitudinal

Question 2

what are experimental studies?

Answer 2

lab based

look at the short-term effects of cg on agg

Question 3

what are correlational studies?

Answer 3

look for an association between two variables and can look at the short-term effects on computer games on agg

Question 4

what are longitudinal studies?

Answer 4

investigate behaviour for prolonged period of time, look for long term effects of computer games on agg

Question 5

what methods brings together the 3 methods that media psychologists use?

Answer 5

meta-analysis giving overall judgement of the size of the effect of violent media on agg behaviour

Question 6

who conducted experimental studies?

Answer 6

Bartholow and Anderson

Question 7

what were the two conditions of Bartholow and Anderson’s experiment?

Answer 7

violent computer game (Mortal Kombat) and a non-violent game (PGA tournament golf)

Question 8

what did everyone carry out after playing a vio-non-vio game in Bartholow and Anderson’s experiemnt?

Answer 8

Taylor Competitive Reaction Time Task

Question 9

what is Taylor’s Comptetitive Reaction Time Task?

Answer 9

a standard lab measure of agg where student delivered white noise at chosen volumes to punish the non-exist opponent

Question 10

what were the findings of Bartholow and Anderson’s experiment?

Answer 10

those who played a violent game selected significantly higher noise levels comp to non-vio players

Question 11

what were the mean noise for the vio/non-vio players in Bartholow and Anderson’s exp?

Answer 11

vio - 5.97 decibels

non-vio - 4.6 decibels

Question 12

what conducted correlational studies for media inf of agg?

Answer 12

DeLisi et al

Question 13

who did DeLisi et al study?

Answer 13

227 juvenile offenders with histories of serious agg behaviours

Question 14

how did DeLisi et al gather info on ppts?

Answer 14

structured interviews

Question 15

what data did DeLisi et al gather from structured interviews?

Answer 15

several measures of agg and vio computer game playing

Question 16

what were the findings of DeLisi et al’s study?

Answer 16

offenders’ agg behaviour significantly correlated w/ how often they played vio comp games and enjoyment

Question 17

what did DeLisi et al conclude through their correlational study?

Answer 17

link is so well established that agg should be considered public health issue and that computer game vio is significant risk factor

Question 18

who conducted a longitudinal study into media inf on agg?

Answer 18

Robertson et al

Question 19

what did Roberson et al want to study?

Answer 19

the link between ‘excessive’ TV viewing in childhood and agg behaviour in adulthood

Question 20

who did Robertson et al study?

Answer 20

1037 people born in New Zealand measured TV viewing hours at regular intervals up to the age of 26

Question 21

what did Robertson et al find?

Answer 21

TV hours reliable predictor of agg behaviour in terms of convictions for agg/vio crim

Question 22

what are people who watched most TV more likely to be diagnosed with according to Robertson et al?

Answer 22

anti-social personality disorder and have agg personality traits

Question 23

who conducted a meta-analysis of previous 3 types of methodology?

Answer 23

Anderson et al

Question 24

what did Anderson et al find?

Answer 24

exposure to vio comp games associated with increase in agg behaviours, thoughts and feelings

Question 25

who were the findings of Anderson et al’s study true for?

Answer 25

males and females across collectivist and individualist cultures

Question 26

what did researchers claim about media inf on agg from Anderson’s study?

Answer 26

effect of vio game on agg is greater than second hand smoke on cancer