Video Games: Shaping the World’s Youth Shady Mahshi Lebanese American University Outline Claim: Negative effects of video games and results of overuse leading to many side effects I. Major idea: Video games promote unhealthy activity A. Opposing view: Video games may help children in following instructions‚ problem solving and logic Source: Raise Smart Kid. (2014). The positive and negative effects of video games. [Online] Retrieved from: http://www.raisesmartkid.com/3-to-6-ye
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Video game behavioral effects The scientific study of media effects has led researchers down the road of video game effects. From both a social and psychological standpoint‚ video games have the ability to influence their players both on implicit and explicit levels. The popularity of video and computer games has grown exponentially in recent years‚ yet empirical research is still relatively limited when compared to the study of other media. In 1982‚ the U.S. Surgeon General lamented the lack
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of Americans play video games. With one of the most popular video games of 2012 being Call of Duty‚ it can be argued that it is more than a coincidence that the level of violence in society today has risen at a similar rate to the popularity of these types of video games. Statistics like this may not be proven but cannot be ignored in any studies conducted in behaviour traits‚ however‚ the connection between aggression in modern society and the increasing popularity of video games must be deemed more
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Positive Effects of Violent Video Games Contrary to popular belief‚ violent video game actually has a lot of positive effects. According to studies done about the relationship of violent of video games and violent crime‚ this form of popular media has reduced the amount of violent crime. As stated in the journal written by Benjamin Engelslatter‚ “... video game play is generally associated with reductions in the violent nature of the crimes commited.” (Engelslatter). Also‚ based on information
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Article EFFECTS OF VIOLENT VIDEO GAMES ON AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR‚ AGGRESSIVE COGNITION‚ AGGRESSIVE AFFECT‚ PHYSIOLOGICAL AROUSAL‚ AND PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOR: A Meta-Analytic Review of the Scientific Literature By Craig A. Anderson and Brad J. Bushman Iowa State University Research on exposure to television and movie violence suggests that playing violent video games will increase aggressive behavior. A metaanalytic review of the video-game research literature reveals that violent video games increase
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EFFECTS OF VIOLENT VIDEO GAMES A meta-analytic review of the video-game research literature reveals that violent video games increase aggressive behavior in children and young adults. Experimental and non-experimental studies with males and females in laboratory and field settings support this conclusion. Analyses also reveal that exposure to violent video games increases physiological arousal and aggression-related thoughts and feelings. Playing violent video games also decrease pro-social behavior
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Do Video Games Cause Violent Behavior in Children? The presence of video games in the lives of children is obvious. Childrean are spending increasing amounts of time playing video games. In one study it was found that children spend an average of 9 hours per week playing video games (Gentile et a.‚ 2004). The violent nature of video games to which children are exposed is of specific concern. Therefore it is important to assess whether the active involvement of playing a violent video game leads
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Violent Video Games and Their Effects on Youth and Adolescents Stephanie Keith Research Writing / Com 220 July 18‚ 2010 Maisah Robinson Violent Video Games and Their Effects on Children and Adolescents Why all the violence? Are we endorsing violence through media? With the violence of video games and other media‚ are children more prone to violent behavior? While some psychologists and researchers argue that it has not been proven that violent behavior in children and adolescent
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The Negative Effects of Video Games The origin of video games can be traced all the way back to 1940. Since then video games have continued being advanced with the improvement of technology. They have changed from what was once arcade to handheld video games. The main purpose for introduction of video games was to bring new forms of entertainment in the limelight. That the reason behind their improvement with the advancement of technology. The popularity of this technology has been there for the
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The US video game market reached nearly $ 21 billion in sales in 2008. On an average an adolescent spends about 10-13 hours per week playing video games. The cause may be attributed to the fact that video games today have become a necessity more than a luxury. They are a unique form of entertainment because they encourage players to become a part of the game. However‚ video games have both positive and negative impacts on players. While some of them are fun and entertaining‚ others have
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