Truth or Consequence
The approach to examine the impact of violent media.
What is effects research?
The way to study effects of violent media.
What is theory?
The process that shapes our actions.
What is behavior?
The result of the Bobo doll experiment.
What is children who watched adults hit the Bobo doll were more aggressive?
The impact of violent media.
What is mixed (inconclusive)?
The primary type of effects research.
What is behavioral effects research?
The primary theory to study violence in media.
What is social cognitive theory?
One behavioral effect of violent media.
What is sensitization?
A lower exposure to screen violence to children.
What are mediation from parents to minimize risk factors for children?
Children are presented with violent fantasy media.
When are children more accepting of violent media?
A secondary type of effects research.
What is attitudinal effects research?
A secondary theory to study violence in media.
What is cultivation theory?
A secondary behavioral effect of violent media.
What is disinhibition?
The amount of violent television watched at age 8 was an important predictor of future criminal behavior.
What are longitudinal studies on the effects of violent media?
A parent talking with children about media they encounter.
What is active mediation?