10.1 Violence and the media Flashcards
(7 cards)
1
Q
What are the current debates?
A
- Whether tv violence causes real life violence
- Aren’t we intelligent enough to know it isn’t real?
- Should we reduce violence in the media?
2
Q
Where can violence be viewed?
A
TV and video games
3
Q
How can we measure violence in the media?
A
Lab and field studies
4
Q
What effects are there to watching violent media?
A
short and long term effects
5
Q
What are short term effects?
A
- priming
- arousal
6
Q
what are long term effects?
A
- emotion blunting
- cultivation hypothesis
- Brain effects
7
Q
How can we reduce these effects?
A
- watersheds
- parental education
- Distancing
