Media Influences on Aggression (OCR A-Level Psychology): Flashcards

Extensive media exposure distorts reality perception

Cognitive bias: world perceived as more dangerous than it is

World is more violent and hostile

Real-life interactions with diverse groups help correct them

1 month of play altered perceptions of real-world dangers

351 adults

Repeated violent game exposure reduces sensitivity to violence

Lower heart rate, less adrenaline

Violent games increase desensitisation, may increase aggression

Violent gamers had lower physiological responses to violence

Mass shootings

Intervention strategies like CBT to reduce aggression

No difference in empathy brain activity between gamers/non-gamers

Doesn't account for individual differences in susceptibility