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More than 200 academics have signed an open letter criticizing a controversial new statement [PDF] by the American Psychological Association suggesting a link between violent video games and increased aggression.
The APA writes:
It is the accumulation of risk factors that tends to lead to aggressive or violent behaviour. The research reviewed here demonstrates that violent video game use is one such risk factor.
A positive association between violent video game use and increased aggressive behavior was found in most (12 of 14 studies) but not all studies published after the earlier meta‐analyses. This continues to be a reliable finding and shows good multi‐method consistency across various representations of both violent video game exposure and aggressive behavior.
However, the group of academics said they felt the methodology of the research was deeply flawed as a significant part of material included in the study had not been subjected to peer review. "I fully acknowledge that exposure to repeated violence may have short-term effects - you would be a fool to deny that - but the long-term consequences of crime and actual violent behaviour, there is just no evidence linking violent video games with that," said one.
"If you play three hours of Call of Duty you might feel a little bit pumped, but you are not going to go out and mug someone."
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 18 2015, @03:19AM
A well-adjusted kid who's doing well in school, is reasonably mature for his age and is popular with classmates might be able to play lots of violent video games with no ill effects.
But what about a kid who's a loser, who gets D's in class and whose main hobby is doing drugs? The video games might give him a feeling of control that was utterly absent in his life
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 18 2015, @03:29AM
Enlistment in the marines is supposed to be for. But nowadays you have to ship him off to the army.
Don't worry thought, he won't be any more fucked up than the rest of the Vets coming back from .
:)
(Score: 3, Funny) by LoRdTAW on Tuesday August 18 2015, @11:47AM
You accidently a few word.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 18 2015, @09:51PM
your GD comment should not
continue from the subject to the text!!
(Score: 2) by takyon on Tuesday August 18 2015, @03:31AM
http://www.wired.com/2012/06/drone-pilot-ptsd/ [wired.com]
http://www.livescience.com/40959-military-drone-war-psychology.html [livescience.com]
http://www.salon.com/2015/03/06/a_chilling_new_post_traumatic_stress_disorder_why_drone_pilots_are_quitting_in_record_numbers_partner/ [salon.com]
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(Score: 2) by fadrian on Tuesday August 18 2015, @03:02PM
Of course - responses change in every subject. But they're looking at statistical measures here, not the individuals and what may drive them - at this point in the research, what any particular individual does, unless enough do that action so as to make it statistically relevant. I think what you're trying to suggest is that a large number of individuals may play violent video games and still not have increased aggressive response. If so, the statistics will show it.
That is all.
(Score: 1) by Ethanol-fueled on Tuesday August 18 2015, @05:50AM
Nope. Video games just made the high better, along with some twinkies and pizza.
Ever play Call of Duty? Ever play Call of duty...on weed?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 18 2015, @06:36AM
I don't see any reason to believe mere video games would have any significant effect on such a person.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by maxwell demon on Tuesday August 18 2015, @08:09AM
I certainly prefer if he feels that type of control by playing video games, than if he feels that type of control by bullying real people.
The Tao of math: The numbers you can count are not the real numbers.