VIOLENCE IN THE MEDIA

CENTRAL IDEA

LINES OF INQUIRY

• Is desensitisation real?
• Are violent crimes caused by violence?
• Is there a way to reset the brain back?

VIOLENCE

• Repeated negative exposure.
• Negative exposure changes world view.
• Stress respone is activated.
• 'Greater thinking' gets worn.
• Less action emotionally.

VIOLENCE

• Can be partially reversed.
• Same brain part as sociopath.
• Provokes aggresive behaviour.
• Desensitisation occurs.

VIOLENCE

• Heightens readiness to take action.
• Aggressive thoughts.
• Angry feelings.
• Physiological arousal.
• 85% of games include violence.

VIOLENCE

• 50% of games have heavy violence.
• Become more aggressive adults.
• Aggressive immediadley after exposure.

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