Do Violent Video Games Cause Behavior Problems?
Do violent video games cause behavior problems?
Technology has grown and improved over the past several years. With technology increasing so has the demand for computers, televisions and video games. Video games are electronic games that involve a place where interaction between humans and machines occurs. There are many types of devices used to play video games, for example, X-box, X- box 360, Playstation, Nintendo DS, Gameboy, and WII. With things changing in society teen death and violence has increased. Could violent video game cause behavior problems in children and adults? Did violent video games cause two high school students to kill innocent student. I believe that what you watch on television, the people you hang with, and the games you play can effects one behavior whether negatively or positively.
One study reveals that young men who are habitually aggressive may be especially vulnerable to the aggression enhancing effects of repeated exposure to violent games," said psychologists Craig A. Anderson, Ph.D., and Karen E. Dill, Ph.D. "The other study reveals that even a brief exposure to violent video games can temporarily increase aggressive behavior in all types of participants."The first study involved 227 college students who completed a measure of trait aggressiveness and reported their actual aggressive behaviors as law-breaking in the recent past. They also reported their video game playing habits. "We found that students who reported playing more violent video games in junior and high school engaged in more aggressive behavior," said lead author Anderson, of Iowa State University. "We also found that amount of time spent playing video games in the past was associated with lower academic grades in college. Dr. Craig Anderson, a professor of psychology at Iowa State University and co-author of the new book, “Violent Video Game Effects on Children and Adolescents,” is widely regarded as one of the foremost experts on violent video
Technology has grown and improved over the past several years. With technology increasing so has the demand for computers, televisions and video games. Video games are electronic games that involve a place where interaction between humans and machines occurs. There are many types of devices used to play video games, for example, X-box, X- box 360, Playstation, Nintendo DS, Gameboy, and WII. With things changing in society teen death and violence has increased. Could violent video game cause behavior problems in children and adults? Did violent video games cause two high school students to kill innocent student. I believe that what you watch on television, the people you hang with, and the games you play can effects one behavior whether negatively or positively.
One study reveals that young men who are habitually aggressive may be especially vulnerable to the aggression enhancing effects of repeated exposure to violent games," said psychologists Craig A. Anderson, Ph.D., and Karen E. Dill, Ph.D. "The other study reveals that even a brief exposure to violent video games can temporarily increase aggressive behavior in all types of participants."The first study involved 227 college students who completed a measure of trait aggressiveness and reported their actual aggressive behaviors as law-breaking in the recent past. They also reported their video game playing habits. "We found that students who reported playing more violent video games in junior and high school engaged in more aggressive behavior," said lead author Anderson, of Iowa State University. "We also found that amount of time spent playing video games in the past was associated with lower academic grades in college. Dr. Craig Anderson, a professor of psychology at Iowa State University and co-author of the new book, “Violent Video Game Effects on Children and Adolescents,” is widely regarded as one of the foremost experts on violent video