Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 36: Parents Television Council, Alternative 3, Bobo Doll Experiment

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Dr.Mike

Document Summary

Counteracting obedience personal responsibility -- obedience drops dramatically disobedient models -- 2 confederates refuse and obedience drops to 10% 4-6 hours per day witnessed more than 40,000 murders more time watching tv than in school. 99% of households have at least one tv (more than bathtubs or phone) on average tv is on 7 hours per day women, preschoolers and retired people watch the most tv. Barker & bell (1969), waters & malamud (1975) 8/10 shows contain violence act of violence occurs every 16 minutes murder every 31 minutes. 93. 5% of cartoons contain violence good guys are just as bad as the bad guys pain and suffering rarely shown about 50% of killers do not suffer most people believe there is too much violence on tv. Cbs (1980) prime time - average of 1. 6 violent acts per hour. 80% of all tv shows contain some violence. 94% of children"s weekend shows average of 5. 2 violent acts per hour.