Prosocial video games reduce aggressive cognitions
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Prosocial video games and aggressive cognitions 1 Prosocial video games reduce aggressive cognitions
Previous research has shown that playing violent video games increased aggressive tendencies. However, as pointed out by the General Learning Model (GLM) (Buckley & Anderson, 2006), depending on their content, video games do not inevitably increase but may also decrease aggressive responses. Accordingly, the present research tested the hypothesis that playing prosocial video games decreases agg...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0022-1031
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2009.04.005