At the movies with Buss and Durkee: a natural experiment on film violence

Article Abstract:

A study on aggressive behavior as a result of viewing movies was conducted on two groups of adult moviegoers watching either a violent or a non-violent film. Either before or after viewing their chosen film, subjects were asked to fill out a questionnaire using the Buss-Durkee aggression inventory. The group attending the violent movie scored higher in the aggression questionnaire than the group attending the non-violent movie. After viewing the film, the first group registered an increase in aggression scores. This confirms that viewers of violent films have a higher level of aggressiveness to begin with, and that this is elevated following attendance of the film.

Violence in motion pictures, Movie violence

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Category accessibility: an alternative explanation for the effects of "patterning" on aggressive behavior

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Individual perception of an aggression-producing situation affects cognitive patterning which in turn, may motivate aggressive behavior. C.S. Carver's hypothesis of category accessibility was tested to prove that subjects who are presented with an aggressive pattern will produce conceptual schemes. They then perceive other situations and information through these schemes. Various experimental groups were exposed to different patterns in an experiment. The groups were then studied under similar conditions to prove the theory.

Categorization (Psychology)

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Predictors of aggressive behavior

Article Abstract:

A study was conducted to determine the efficacy of using several variables to predict physical aggression. Respondents were 200 college students, 83 males and 117 females. Variables tested for effectivity in causing aggressive behaviors were provocation, sex-role orientation, sex of target and of subject, familial aggression history and disposition to commit aggressive acts. Findings revealed that provocation, such as verbal and physical attacks, are the most potent instigators of aggressive responses.

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