Talks about how kids mimic just about everything they see. And how preschoolers watch 27 hours of tv that they cant distinguish from fanrasy on tv. 2. What are the positive features of the Notel study? Consider sample size, data gathering procedures, longitude, and corrections for bias. 45 1st and 2nd graders in 3 towns of inappropriate aggression b4 tv. .. 2 yrs later same kids were observed again. They had another group observe the kids to make sure the information wasn’t bias. Two control communities rates did not change. But he rate amoung the notel children increased 160%,
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Does Rhodes conclusion follow from his preceding discussion? The moral entrepreneurs are at it again, pounding the entertainment industry for advertising its Grand Guignolesque confections to children. If exposure to this mock violence contributes to the development of violent behavior, then our political leadership is justified in its indignation at what the Federal Trade Commission has reported about the marketing of violent fare to children. Senators John McCain and Joseph Lieberman have been especially quick to fasten on the F.T.C. report as they make an issue of violent offerings to children.
But is there really a link between entertainment and violent behavior?
The American Medical Association, the American Psychological Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the National Institute of Mental Health all say yes. They base their claims on social science research that has been sharply criticized and disputed within the social science profession, especially outside the United States. In fact, no direct, causal link between exposure to mock violence in the media and subsequent violent behavior has ever been demonstrated, and the few claims of modest correlation have been contradicted by other findings, sometimes in the same