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.

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).