When Anderson and Bushman Had Research Participants Play Either a Violent

question 101

Multiple Choice

When Anderson and Bushman had research participants play either a violent or a non-violent video game, they found that participants who had played the violent game

• A)expressed more aggressive thoughts, feelings, and behaviors,
• B)expressed more aggressive behaviors, but not more aggressive thoughts and feelings.
• C)were also more altruistic.
• D)also had higher self esteem

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Definitions:

Subtle Form

An indirect or not immediately obvious manner of manifestation or expression.

Identification

A psychological process in which an individual assimilates attributes, beliefs, or standards of another person or group, often serving as a role model.

Fight-or-flight Response

An automatic physiological reaction to perceived harmful events, attacks, or threats to survival, prompting either combat or retreat.

Walter Cannon

A physiologist known for his work on the fight or flight response and for coining the term 'homeostasis' to describe the process of maintaining internal stability in an organism.