Desensitisation, disinhibition and cog priming

• Desensitisation

  repeated exposure to violence reduces normal levels of physiological and psychological arousal associated with anxiety
• Disinhibition

  normal social constraints against certain behaviours can be weakened by environmental triggers
• cognitive priming

  violent images provide ready made scripts about aggression which are stored in memory and triggered when we perceive aggressive cues in a situation
• desensitisation expl aggression

  young- watching horror films are scary

  older- appear not scary

  the more someone is exposed to media that provoked fear less they are affected by the media

  persistent exposure to violent media promote belief that using aggression is socially acceptable
• Dishibition for aggression

  most people have view- aggression is antisocial

  this is learnt through direct and indirect learning

  after exposure to violent media aggression is perceived as normal creating new social norms for the viewer
• cognitive priming for aggression

  repeated viewing of aggressive media e.g guns

  provide a script for hoe situations may play out causing schemas process is mostly automatic and the effect may be specific |
• strengths

  practical application- someone who watches so much aggression are more likely to interpret things aggressively
• weakness

  no cause and effect

  too simplistic CP

  dishibition only occur in some people- only occur to some media e.g video games