Media Violence Effects and Parental Guidance

The assignment discusses the impact of media violence on individuals, specifically exploring whether exposure to violent content in the media makes one more aggressive. According to psychological theory, violence in the media can indeed increase aggression, but only if one is initially disposed to be aggressive. The study suggests that people's reactions to media violence are shaped by their individual personalities and experiences. The discussion also highlights the prevalence of media violence in modern society, particularly its effects on children. To mitigate these effects, parents are advised to explain consequences, keep an eye on clock time, teach conflict resolution, know their child's media consumption, and monitor interactive media violence.

Psychology Discussion Forum 6.3
Topic:
Instructions: 1 page with, Single Line Spacing, Must have “Quote” from text (Chapter 7)
Go to page 250 of your eText and read the section "Taking Psychology with You." Then address the
following questions:
 Does violence in the media make you violent?
 What should be done, if anything, about media violence?
1. According to the psychological theory, yes violence in the media makes me aggressive but
only then if they have any harsh nature to start with shown in the study. The fight scene or
Bloody scenes both do not have the similar effect on inert characters who respond by seeing
totally different scenes.
Aggression is the trait which is developed by the nervous system over starting time from
childhood. Designs of behavior develop harder, and the nervous system formulates to continue
the behavior patterns into adulthood when they become increasingly instructed in personality.
This depends on the person to person how they take media to them. Soft-minded people take it
softly, and aggressive people take those scenes aggressively.
2. Violence is now a day everywhere like in video games, book, movies, and even in a cartoon,
news channels, the internet, etc. and it becomes hard to avoid. This mostly affects the children,
because what they see the learn that. It is now a day become tough to teach our child good value.
Tips for kids parents:
1. Explain consequence’s
2. Keep an eye on the clock
3. Teach conflict resolution
4. Know your kid's media
5. Keep an eye on interactive media violence

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