media research

Question 1

violent tv shows

Answer 1

research shows that those who watch violent tv shows/ play violent games, are more likely to have aggressive thoughts

Question 2

children longitudinal

Answer 2

• longtidual study, shows that children exposed to violent tv shows are more likely to have higher levels of adult aggression

robertson et al did a study on over 1000 ppts up to the age of 26, using convictions for aggressive/violent crimes to indicate adult aggression levels

found that those exposed to more violent tv were more likely to get aggressive personality traits

Question 3

correlation study

Answer 3

• delisi
• did a study on juveniles, with a serious history of serious aggression, using structured interviews
• found a pos cor, between aggressive behaviour and how often they played video games and how much they enjoyed it

Question 4

Anderson

Answer 4

Anderson et al
- meta analysis of 136 studies , of all research types and found that exposure to violent video game was associated with increase in aggressive behaviour, apples to both men and females, in both collectivist and individualist cultures

Question 5

ao3 publication

Answer 5

p- publication bias

e- only statically significant findings are published

e- problem for meta analysis, bc they usually only include plbulished studies, which mostly show a significant effect

l- publication bias = false narrative that effects of violent media are greater than they actually are