Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 39: Frontal Lobe, Parents Television Council, Situation Two

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

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Joyce is opposed to abortion, but in a social psychology study, the experimenter told her that she had to write an essay in favour of abortion and sign it. 18 more time watching tv than in school. 99% of households have at least one tv set. More than the households with bathtub or telephone. On avg, set is on 7 hours a day. Prime time: average of 1. 6 violent acts per hour: 6. 4 per day, 2336 per year. 80% of all tv shows contain some violence. Average of 5. 2 violent acts per hour. 67% of prime time contains some kind of violence. Monitored prime time programming during sweeps (feb and may, 1 week) A total of 3929 acts of violence (avg. of 23. 39 per hour) Research evidence: modeling studies, bandura (1971) social learning theory a. i. Children can acquire new aggressive responses not previously at their disposal. a. ii.