Numbers
What is the percent of television shows that show some sort of violence?
60%
Parents should remove tv, internet access, and video games from their child's room to prevent exposure to media violence.
True
In 1960, 10% of homes had a TV. What percentage is it now?
99%
What theory is based on imitation?
Social Cognitive
One of the first video games was based on this famous show that took place out in space.
Star Trek
Amount of video games that are considered violent for children.
90% of all video games.
Unrealistic violence in video games is completely safe for kids to play.
False. Any violence in media can affect a person's behavior.
Albert Bandura created this experiment to show the social learning theory.
Bobo Doll experiment
What theory is based on learning behaviors by watching others?
Observational Learning
What movie led to kids wearing trenchcoats to school?
The Matrix
The average time a person spends on some sort of media
7.5 hours
Parents are no longer worried about their children hanging out with the "wrong crowd"
True.
Will more people die from homicides/suicides or from diseases?
When feeling like a bad player leads to more aggressive behaviors because the challenge level of the game was changed is caused by what psychological need?
Competence
Besides what I mentioned, what is one other form of media that children can be exposed to violence?
Music or the internet.
The year the first violent video game came out.
1978
Increased amounts of playing video games at the beginning of a school year can lead to an increased chance of being involved in a fight during that same school year.
True. It leads to a 25% chance of being in a physical fight that year. This number is independent of whether the student had been in a fight in the previous school year or not.
What does it mean when a person is less susceptible or sensitive to physical or emotional stimuli?
The person has become desensitized.
What are the three parts of the self-determination theory?
Competence
Autonomy
Relatedness
Names of the two movies used to see if the presence of guns affects the actions of children.
The Rocketeer and National Treasure
The average number of murders a person will see by the time they are 18.
16,000 murders
The amount of media violence is higher during prime time than during Saturday morning cartoons.
False. Saturday morning cartoons show 20-25 acts of violence/hour compared to the 3-5 acts of violence/hour during prime time.
Grand Theft Auto 3 was banned on what continent?
Austrailia
What is the other name for the observational learning theory?
Social Learning theory
What was happening on the TV in the cartoon of the parents watching TV and the kid playing video games?
A school massacre.