The Effects of Violent Video Games on Adolescents Kacy Romero University of Louisiana at Lafayette Abstract In this paper‚ the effects that violent video games have on adolescents will be discussed. Mentioned throughout this paper will be results from specific studies that both support and oppose the theory that violent video games increase aggression in adolescents. The theory that violent video games do encourage aggression will be the main focus‚ specifically supported the study conducted
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Effects of Violent Video Games on Children The use of video games has become tremendously popular among children and adolescents in the past decade. In fact‚ “Sixty-eight percent of U.S. households play computer or video games.” (David Jenkins‚ 2009) This statistic reveals how important it is to understand the effects that these games can have on individuals and more specifically‚ children. Over the years‚ numerous studies have been conducted investigating whether video games have positive
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Violent Video games are not the problem and you know it. Should violent video games be banned? Many say that say they shouldn’t‚ these people include Christopher J. Ferguson‚ PhD‚ of Texas A&M International University‚ Patrick Markey‚ PhD and Kierkegaard. They are professionals who know what they are talking about. Therefore their opinion is quite relevant to the issue. There actual opinion is that‚ if anything‚ violent video games reduce violence in the real world because they let out their
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Banning Violent Video Games Over the past five decades there has been a discussion over violent media. This has included movies‚ music‚ music videos and television. Since 1990‚ there has been another venue on the chopping block‚ video games. Although video games have been around since the 70’s‚ the ones mainly considered in this argument have only been around for the last ten years. Some of the titles of these games are Doom‚ Grand Theft Auto‚ Warcraft and Manhunt. These are some of the games that
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playing violent video games do increase aggressive behavior in children and adults alike. My reasoning for this is unlike violent movies‚ violent video games require input from the player. By aggressive behavior‚ I am specifically talking about verbal and emotional behavior‚ not physical behavior because juvenile crime has decreased in the last decade since games were introduced. My theory on this is that the violent video games give the player to get physical aggression out in the game versus on
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Violent Video Games Might Be to Blame for Violent Behavior Is Media Violence a Problem?‚ 2010 ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Bottom of Form Mark and Keisha Hoerrner‚ "Video Game Violence‚" Children’s Voice‚ vol. 15‚ January/February 2006. Copyright © 2006 Child Welfare League of America. All Rights Reserved. Reproduced by permission. Mark Hoerrner is a writer and the author of several articles on the media’s effect on children. Keisha Hoerrner is department
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Researchers‚ parents and educators are all discussing the controversy around violent video games and their influence on kids. The audience seems to be divided into two large groups: one is in favor of restricting or even banning violent video games as they make children (and‚ arguably‚ adults as well) more prone to aggressive behavior‚ like that seen on the screen. Opponents of this view claim that video games do not cause violent behavior in real life and are‚ in fact‚ a safe outlet to natural aggression
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Another solution to this problem is to change the way creators make violent video games (McGrath 3). If the violence is justified in some way then it could be considered as morally acceptable (McGrath 4). Most violent video games are made so that the player for no particular reason murders and tortures innocent people (McGrath 4). This could be enhanced by making it morally correct like self defense (McGrath 4). There also should be a lesson learned at the same time showing how killing another human
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head: Do Violent Video Games Do Violent Video Games Make People More Aggressive? November 19‚ 2012 Do Violent Video Games Make People More Aggressive? Video games are something I have become very accustomed to. I am constantly running to the store to purchase whichever is the current hottest video game out for my husband and children. I do not purchase anything that I would classify as a violent video game
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The Danger of Violent Video Games in Children The links between increased aggressive and violent behaviour and the content of video games is a controversial subject. Increased scientific evidence demonstrates that violent video games are linked to increases in aggressive cognitions‚ feelings and behaviours (e.g.‚ Anderson and Bushman‚ 2001; Anderson‚ 2004; Anderson‚ Gentile & Buckley‚ 2007) However‚ there is still much resistance to the evidence among the public and by the video game industry (e.g
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