Exam 25: Do the Media Influence Social Behavior

"Watching violence on television gives people a harmless opportunity to vent their aggression." This statement is most clearly consistent with the _______ hypothesis.

Which of the following has been found to be an effect of sexual violence in movies and television?

Research on the effects of video games has found that there is a _______ relationship between playing violent games and the frequency of arguments with teachers.

Positive,constructive,helpful social behavior is what psychologists refer to as

Repeated exposure to fictional scenes of a man overpowering and arousing a woman

asked college students to abstain from some activity for a month and them measured the change in their aggressive behaviors.He found that those who gave up _____ showed a decrease in aggression.

found to be associated with video games.

Playing games in which people help each other has resulted in

Which fact is TRUE?

American youth who frequently go to violent websites were ____ likely to report engaging in violent behavior.

As part of therapy,a clinical psychologist encourages her patients to install a punching bag in their homes to release hostility.The therapist apparently believes in

found that those who viewed pornography more frequently over a 30 day period were

found that 8-year-olds who watched the most violence were

,playing violent video games increased aggression

How does pornography encourage distorted perceptions of sexual reality?

Which of the following is NOT one of the five consistent effects found to be associated with video games?

According to Gentile and Anderson,playing violent games might have a more toxic effect than watching violent television because

Adam frequently plays violent video games.Social psychologists would predict that Adam would therefore be likely to frequently

Given that television and other forms of media have been shown to cause increased aggression,what do you think could or should be done to control this cause of violence? Be sure to mention evidence for or against the catharsis hypothesis.

According to the text,one reason that TV viewing affects behavior is that it