JMC 1100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Media Consumption, Nanny, Model Minority

• School: University of Iowa
• Department: Journalism & Mass Communication
• Course: JMC 1100
• Professor: Rachel Young

Document Summary

Consuming violent media releases violent energy, leading to less violent behavior. Two types of media one violent and one more violent were sown to boys at a juvenile detention center. The study finds that prisoners who watched less violent content showed more aggressive behaviors. Boys who watched nonviolent content might have been angry that they didn"t get to watch their favorite violent and exciting shows, which may have made them more aggressive. Bystander"s behaviors- reaction toward violence (we can even learn from the media how to react to violence. ) Where one thing reminds you of something else. Some of the kids who watch a lot of tv in the younger age were more violent as adults. It compared the same village before and after the tv was introduced to the town. Physical and verbal aggression were significantly increased among elementary students. Whether or not the behavior you observe is punished or rewarded.