After viewing the simulation on media violence, briefly summarize some of the main ideas and research findings

What will be an ideal response?

Studies investigating the relationship between media violence and aggression have used by correlational and experimental methods. First, while several correlational studies have demonstrated a clear association between viewing media violence (e.g., on TV, in video games) and aggressive behavior, these studies are also limited by the fact that they cannot determine which factor is the cause and which the effect. Second, experimental studies have used random assignment (and control conditions) to isolate the effect of viewing violence and have shown that doing so increases aggressive behavior. However, this effect is not the same in all people (e.g., boys are more influenced by media violence than girls). Another limitation of experimental studies is that they are conducted over brief periods of time and may not accurately measure the long-term influence of viewing media violence.