In a Recent Study,college Students Played a Very Violent Video

question 21

Multiple Choice

In a recent study,college students played a very violent video game (Mortal Kombat) or a nonviolent one (PGA Tournament Golf) and then competed with another student (actually an actor) in a task that allowed aggression and retaliation to take place.Which of the following were more likely to aggress by punishing their competitor?

• A) the college students who played Mortal Kombat
• B) the college students who played PGA Tournament Golf
• C) both groups of college students (Mortal Kombat players and PGA Tournament Golf players)
• D) neither group of college students (Mortal Kombat players nor PGA Tournament Golf players)

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Definitions:

Implicit Memory

A type of memory in which previous experiences aid in the performance of a task without conscious awareness of these previous experiences.

Procedural Memory

A type of long-term memory for how to perform different actions and skills, essentially the memory of how to do certain things.

Episodic Memory

A type of long-term memory that involves the recollection of specific events, situations, and experiences, including their contexts and associated emotions.

Implicit Memory

A type of memory that allows individuals to perform tasks without conscious awareness of these previous experiences.