Media Influences On Aggression

Question 1

Greitemeyer & Mugge

Answer 1

Tested effect of violent and non violent video games
Violent- goal to harm ⬆️aggression
Non violent- goal to help ⬇️aggression

Question 2

Lab and field experiments

Answer 2

Those who viewed more violence were more aggressive
Violent video games ⬆️levels of physiological arousal, hostility and aggression

Question 3

Weaknesses

Answer 3

-media’s correlation with aggression is over exaggerating
-findings generalised to other countries
-may be other causes of aggression
-game difficulty vs content