MEDIA INF OF AGG - DESENS, DISINH AND COG PRIM Flashcards
define desensitisation
repeated exposure to violence means lowered levels of physio/psych arousal associated with anxiety making agg more likely
according to desensitisation, violent action leads to what?
physiological arousal with sympathetic nervous system e.g. increased heart rate, breathing rate
if children are exposed to aggression repeatedly, they become _________ to the effects
habituated
desensitisation is when the stimulus has a ________ impact with…
diminished impact with low anxiety and physiological arousal
who studied desensitisation and attitudes to vio after it?
Funk et al 2004
what 2 things did Funk et al find for desensitisation?
- those who exp desens adopt belief that agg is socially acceptable
- attitudes to vio become weaker, decreased empathy where injuries are minimised and dismissed
who conducted research to for densitisation?
Weisz and Earls
what did Weisz and Earls do?
2 groups, one watch straw dogs with rape scene, other watch non vio film
Both then watch rape trial re-enactment
what were the findings of Weisz and Earls research?
for men in the Straw Dogs group, they were more likely to adopt rape myths, not sympathize with the victim and back defendant in comp to other group
the findings of Weisz and Earls experiment were not seen in….
women
according to disinhibition, violent is usually seen as what?
anti-social and harmful
what 2 types of inhibition are learned and how are they learnt?
social and psychological inhibitions e.g. guilt or pressure to conform are learn directly and indirectly through SLT
exposure to violent media means that…
inhibitions are loosened and aggression is seen as normative and justified
a good example of disinhibition can be…
violent video games and how they rarely punish aggression and the consequences of it become ignored leading to a new social norm
cognitive priming is…
when the repeated viewing of agg media leads to script of how vio situation plays out
