Violence in the Media Flashcards
1
Q
Researching effects of violence: What was Bandura’s famous Bobo doll experiment?
A
His experiment showed 3 groups of children a video of the doll getting hit.
Fourth group weren’t shown this video
Children were then placed in the room with the doll - those who saw the video were far more violent to the doll
2
Q
Researching effects of violence: What did Anderson and Bushman find when they compared the effects of violent and non-violent video games? (3)
A
They said Violent media increase aggression
by teaching observers HOW to aggress( priming aggressive
cognitions)
by INCREASING arousal
by CREATING an aggressive affective state
