Desensitisation, Disinhibition & Cognitive Priming in Aggression (OCR A-Level Psychology): Flashcards

Making someone less sensitive through repeated exposure

Reduces arousal, makes aggressive behaviours more likely

Normal restraints loosened; aggressive behaviour normalised

Reward aggression, creating new norms for the player

Aggression-as-revenge film led to more/longer shocks given

Aggressive media images act as cues for aggressive behaviour

Violent media creates schemas; cues trigger aggression later

Personality affects response; some less influenced than others

Violent game players chose higher noise levels vs nonviolent

Men showed a more significant effect than women

Cannot draw causal conclusions from them

No manipulated/controlled variables, no random assignment

Can show relationship, can't prove media causes aggression