PSY 005 Lecture Notes - Lecture 30: Drano, Duct Tape, Nonviolent Video Game
23 Dec 2020
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A copy of the video game need for speed was found in one of the cars. People who have lost family members to violence that seemed to be copied directly from violent video games have sued the makers and distributors of these violent games. According to one analysis, there were 400 copycat incidents in the united states and. Canada in the month after the columbine shooting, most of which were not fatal. Yet no one can ever prove that a specific fictional depiction was the primary cause of a specific act of violence. If you ask people whether exposure to media violence causes real aggression, some would say they doubt it, or that there has never been clear evidence one way or another on this question. This view is echoed by some social scientists, including jonathan freedman who argue that the relevant scientific evidence is weak and mixed, at best.
