In a Recent Study, College Students Played Either a Violent

question 172

Multiple Choice

In a recent study, college students played either a violent action game (Conan) or a nonviolent racing game (Fuel) with both games being equally competitive, difficult, and fast-paced. The college students were then given the opportunity to aggress against their competitor. The results of this study showed that

• A)the college students who played the violent game were more likely to be aggressive.
• B)the college students who played the nonviolent game were more likely to be aggressive.
• C)the college students who played the violent game were no more likely to be aggressive than those who played the nonviolent game.
• D)no aggression toward other players was exhibited by any of the game players.

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Definitions:

Amygdala

A region of the brain that is involved in experiencing emotions, particularly fear and pleasure.

Emotional Memories

These are memories strongly influenced by the emotions experienced during the event or situation being remembered.

Recognition

The process of identifying or acknowledging something as being familiar, such as recognizing a face or a piece of music.

Recall

The act of retrieving information or memories from the past, without having the items present for recognition.