Media Influences: Effects Of Computer Games Flashcards
What are experimental studies
Lab studies of short term effects of computer games can demonstrate cause and effect
What are correlational studies
Can investigate real life variables and are usually short term
What are longitudinal studies
Correlational studied conducted over a period of time looking st short term effects
What are mata analysis
Bring together a variety of studies to give a judgment of size of the effect of violent media in aggression
What was the experimental study
Participants played a violent or non-violent game for 10 mins the carried out a standard measure of aggression
What were participants asked to carry out
Taylor competitive relation time task
What did experimental studies find
Violent computer games caused greater aggression
What did correlational studies find
Positive correlation between aggression and violent computer games
What did longitudinal studies find
Can predict aggression in adulthood
What did meta analysis studies find
Increased aggression across genders and cultures
What was aggressive behaviour correlated with
How often they played violent computer games and how much they enjoyed them
What do researchers claim about video games
They’re so well-established they should be considered a serious risk factor
What was a reliable predictor of aggression in adulthood
Time spent watching tv (also linked to antisocial personality disorder)
What did Anderson et al suggest
The effect of violent game playing on aggressive behaviour is greater than the risk of second hand smoking to cancer
Name a limitation of the effects of computer games
Measures of aggression are artificial - aggression measured in lab studies are unrealistic because they do not involve retaliation - the experimenter gives the participant permission to be safely aggressive - casts doubt over validity
