Explanations of Media Influences on Aggression
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- Created on: 21-04-18 14:28
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- Explanations of Media Influences on Aggression
- Cognitive Priming
- The more accessible a thought/idea the more likely it is used to interpret social info.
- Berkowitz said when PPL are exposed to violence this activates thoughts or ideas about violence
- Eval: Priming less likely with less realistic media - Atkin said that realism is important. High aggr + high realism
- A temporary increase in accessibility of thoughts + ideas.
- Eval: Research - Bushman found that PPL who watched violent clips reacted faster to violent words.
- Disinhibition
- Media violence triggers physiological arousal which leads to a bigger probability of being aggr.
- Playing VVGs may change what we believe what is acceptable behaviour.
- Eval: -ve impacts - seeing -ve impacts of violence reduces aggr behaviours. Rocky IV Apollo Creed beaten senseless.
- Exposure to violent media legitimises real life violence.
- Eval: Other factors - Young children don't consider motives or impacts + family norms.
- De-sensitisation
- Media violence may remove the anxiety and people may become more aggr.
- PPL who are de-sened are less likely to noticed real life violence + have less sympathy for victims.
- Eval: Research - Carnagey found physiological changes e.g. heart rate and skin conductance lower after using VVGs
- Under normal conditions anxiety about violence inhibits its use
- Eval: Good + Bad - Can be adaptive for soldiers but they may become numb to violence
- Cognitive Priming
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