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explanations of media + aggresion

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The topic that was investigated in this assignment is based on the relationship between the media (aggressive videos) and aggression. Aggression is a form anti social behaviour. Anti social behaviour is any behaviour that disrupts social relationships, such as aggressiveness or lack of helpfulness. Many Researchers have conducted studies have conducted studies to demonstrate an association between television/video viewing and aggression, yet there are no clear answers about how television has such an influence. Huesman and Moise et al 1996 suggest five ways in which exposure to media violence might lead to aggression. There are several studies that have found the relationship between viewings of the media and aggressive behaviours. One of the studies is the National Television Study. 100 000 hours of broad cast programming in the US between years 1994-1997 was evaluated in the third year of the study researchers found that 61% of the programmes showed some kind...

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