Being Bad in a Video Game Can Make Us Morally Sensitive
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Being Bad in a Video Game Can Make Us Morally Sensitive
Several researchers have demonstrated that the virtual behaviors committed in a video game can elicit feelings of guilt. Researchers have proposed that such guilt could have prosocial consequences. However, this proposition has not been supported with empirical evidence. The current study examined this issue in a 2×2 (video game play vs. real world recollection×guilt vs. control) experiment. Pa...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2152-2715,2152-2723
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2013.0658