Chapter 9. The Effects of Viewing Media Violence

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by David Myers and Nathan DeWall

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Thinking Critically About: The Effects of Viewing Media Violence

Media researchers have reached a near-consensus on what contributes to the violence-viewing effect. (This infographic is from Psychology, 5th Edition, Chapter 6.)

An illustration, titled THINKING CRITICALLY ABOUT, explains the effects of viewing media violence, such as imitation and desensitization, influencing the aggressive behavior of a person. You can read full description from the link below

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Question 9.1

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Researchers have correlated media exposure with aggressive behavior, meaning that our media inputs do indeed predict our social behavior. And to explore cause-and-effect, researchers have experimented, observing increased aggression in response to provocation among those randomly assigned to observe media violence.

Question 9.2

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Imitation (Riley is doing what he has seen in the cartoon) and desensitization (viewing violence increases indifference to violence).