ause more women are standing up for what they believe in.In the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, human aggression and violence was looked at concerning the impact of media violence on kids. Though there are many complexities in this realm of behavioral research, there is one clear and simple message that parents, educators, and public policy makers such as yourselves need to hear: playing violent video games can cause increases in aggression and violence (Anderson Ph.D. 2000). Here are a few of the facts that were highlighted concerning TV and movie violence by Professor Rowell Huesmann of the University of Michigan:1. Exposure to violent TV and movies causes increases in aggression and violence.2. These effects are of two kinds: short term and long term. The short-term effect is that aggression increases immediately after viewing a violent TV show or movie, and lasts for at least 20 minutes. The long-term effect is that repeated exposure to violent TV and movies increases the violence prone of the person watching such shows.3. Both the long term and the short-term effects occur to both boys and girls.4. The effects of TV and movie violence on aggression are not small (Anderson 2000). There is also some research that is focused on video games. It includes:1. Video games are consuming a larger amount of time every year. Virtually all children now play video games. The average 7th grader is playing electronic games at least 4 hours per week, and about half of those games are violent.2. Young people who play lots of violent video games behave more violently that those who do not. 3. Experimental studies have shown that playing a violent video game causes an increase in aggressive thinking. 4. Experimental studies have shown that playing a violent video game causes an increase in retaliatory aggression. 5. Experimental and correlation studies have shown that playing violent video games leads to a decrease in pros...
