Feshbach and Singer (1971)

• Feshbach and Singer (1971) conducted their studied on Concepts of Catharsis and Direct Effect Theory
• Feshbach and Singer conducted their studied on Concepts of Catharsis and Direct Effect Theory in 1971
• Feshbach and Singer (1971) conducted field experiments, which involved real life situations to research media effects
• Feshbach and Singer (1971) used 2 groups of participants, 1 exposed to media violence and 1 not exposed to media violence
• Feshbach and Singer (1971) found that the group that viewed non-violent images displayed more aggression than the other group who were shown violent images
• Feshbach and Singer (1971) proposed the idea that watching violence in the media can have a direct effect but not to cause violence but as a safe means of release for aggression, known as Catharsis