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Media Influences on aggression
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- 1DesensitizationRegular Exposure to aggressive media means that normal physiological arousal tends to reduce, making people less sensitive and responsive to aggression
- 2What did bartholow findReduced brain response in gamers
- 3DisinhibitionPeople are naturally aggressive but these aggressive behaviors are held in check. Exposure to media aggression reduces this inhibitions as viewers start to believe that aggression is an acceptable behavior.
- 4Cognitive PrimingExposure to aggressive media leads people to store memories of aggression that are then available to be retrieved or activated later, increasing the likelihood of the individuals behaving in similar ways
- 5MurrayUsed fMRI to show that when children watched violent media the right hemisphere associated with emotional regulation, arousal and attention
- 6Huesmann et alsuggested that aggressive behaviors are stored as scripts for later use.
- 7Moller and KraheLongitudinal Study found that exposure to violent video games increased aggressive beliefs, attitudes and behaviors.
- 8Van Schie and Wiegmanfound no relationship between time spent playing computer games and levels of aggression. Although prosocial behavior was reduced
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- AS level Psychology (Aggression ) Flashcards on Media Influences on aggression, created by William Lock on 03/01/2018.
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