Week 9 (Media violence and aggression) lecture 17

Question 1

the level of violence in the mass media simply mirrors the level of violence in the real world
true or false ?

Answer 1

false

Question 2

one can know whether violent media cause aggression
true or false ?

Answer 2

true

Question 3

violent media decrease aggression
true or false ?

Answer 3

false

Question 4

violent media have a trivial effect on aggression
true or false ?

Answer 4

false

Question 5

decreasing violent crime rates prove that media violence does not increase societal violence
true or false ?

Answer 5

false

Question 6

• over time the US population is getting older, and older people rarely commit violent crimes
• people are being imprisoned at record rates. many violent people are locked up
• due to increased medical technology, doctors now save many murder victims
  what are these ?

Answer 6

other factors related to decreasing violent crime rates

Question 7

____ of the worlds prison population is in US ?

Answer 7

25%

Question 8

the fact that people play violent video games all over the world, but mass shootings mainly occur in the US, proves that violent video games don’t influence mass shootings
true or false ?

Answer 8

false