media influences

• What is a consistent finding regarding violent video games?

  They can increase aggressive behavior.
• How does interactive violence in video games compare to TV violence?

  It exerts more influence than TV violence.
• Who conducted a study on the effects of violent films on children?

  Bjorkquist
• What was found in laboratory experiments regarding children who watched violent films?

  They showed increases in hostile feelings.
• What was the age range of children studied by Huesmann et al. (2003)?

  6 to 10 years old
• What did Anderson and Dill (2000) find about participants after playing violent games?

  They blasted opponents with white noise longer.
• What was the relationship between early exposure to TV violence and later aggression?

  It predicted later aggression.
• What did Bushman and Huesmann (2006) find in their meta-analysis?

  Significant effect sizes for media violence.
• What did Adachi and Willoughby (2013) suggest about violent video games and aggression?

  The link may be due to competitive nature.
• What did Greitemeyer and Mugge (2014) conduct a meta-analysis on?

  98 studies involving nearly 37,000 participants.
• What was the average effect size found in Greitemeyer and Mugge's study?

  Small average effect size for aggression.
• What was the effect of prosocial games according to Greitemeyer and Mugge?

  They reduced aggressive behavior and increased prosocial behavior.
• What are the evaluation points regarding media violence research?

  • Failure to consider other causal variables
  • Game difficulty may lead to aggression
  • Overstating the case in media violence research
  • Problems with research on computer game effects
• What is one potential causal variable in aggression related to video games?

  Game difficulty
• What is a criticism of media violence research?

  It may overstate the effects of violence.
• What problems exist in research on the effects of computer games?

  Issues with methodology and bias.