Do violent video games promote aggressive behavior?

Do violent video games promote aggressive behavior? I think that they do. Several studies have been conducted in which a number of college students are asked to tell their recent history of aggression. They were next asked to state how many and how long they play violent video games. One of the conductors said that the students who played for longer periods of time and very frequently in junior high and high school often engaged in more aggressive behavior. This study also found that the longer they played these games, the worse their grades in school were getting. A second test was made - at the same laboratory. It was conducting in the following manor: the students played 2 games, a violent one and a non-violent one. It proved exactly how much the violent video games had impacted them. The people playing the violent video game were more likely to lash out at an opponent with "varying intensity" than those playing non-violent ones.

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"Violent video games provide a forum for learning and practicing aggressive solutions to conflict situations," said Dr. Anderson. "In the short run, playing a violent video game appears to affect aggression by priming aggressive thoughts. Longer-term effects are likely to be longer lasting as well, as the player learns and practices new aggression-related scripts that can become more and more accessible for use when real-life conflict situations arise."

"One major concern is the active nature of the learning environment of the video game," say the authors. "This medium is potentially more dangerous than exposure to violent television and movies, which are known to have substantial effects on aggression and violence."