Video Games in Education

Papers in this group tagged with "priming"

1. Effects of realism on extended violent and nonviolent video game play on aggressive thoughts, feelings, and physiological arousal.

   Christopher P. Barlett, Christopher Rodeheffer in Aggressive Behavior (2009)

   Previous research has shown that playing violent video game exposure can increase aggressive thoughts, aggressive feelings, and physiological arousal. This study compared the effects that playing a realistic violent, unrealistic violent, or…

   Added 2011-03-17 47 readers
2. Effects of Prosocial Video Games on Prosocial Behavior

   Tobias Greitemeyer, Silvia Osswald in Journal of Personality & Social Psychology (2010)

   Previous research has documented that playing violent video games has various negative effects on social behavior in that it causes an increase in aggressive behavior and a decrease in prosocial behavior. In contrast, there has been much less…

   Added 2011-03-17 94 readers