It is argued that exposure to violent video games causes aggressive behavior, desensitization to violence, belief in a "scary world", etc. Three types of evidence are commonly used to support these conclusions--correlational studies field studies, and laboratory experiments. This paper analyzes the experimental evidence that is used to support this argument.
Discusses the controversy surrounding the 1976 video game "Death Race"
tagged Violence aggression aggressive_behavior video_games violent_video_games
by jgale
...on 02-NOV-05

