Concerning the Effects of Video Game and Television on Aggression

question 160

Multiple Choice

Concerning the effects of video game and television on aggression, which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A) The more personalized, intimate experience of video games may heighten the impact of the violence.
• B) By practicing violence against other people, video game players may learn to be aggressive in real life.
• C) The repeated exposure to violence in video games and television desensitizes viewers, making them less likely to react negatively to violence and, hence, more prone to engage in it.
• D) After watching television or playing a violent video game, only young children show an increase in aggression, not adolescents nor adults.

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