Using levels of analysis to understand the influence of violent media on aggression
Introduction
The levels of analysis framework is used in psychology to understand that there are different ways of understanding human behaviours and the way humans act with others in the community. The levels of analysis focus of three defining factors; the biological level which focus on the way the brain functions and responds to signals in the body. The psychological level which focuses on feelings, thoughts, behaviours and motivations and the environmental/social level which looks at the way a person acts in society through past and current experiences.
The levels of analysis framework can be used to understand the effects of media violence on aggression …show more content…
Anderson (2004) explores how there seem to be more copycat crimes related to violent video games then there are too violent television shows and movies. Even though this is hard to scientifically test this theory people are more likely to commit video related crimes as younger people spend more time playing violent video games then they do watching violent movies and television (Anderson, 2004).
There are long term and short term effects of media violence on aggression. Short term effects are those effects that occur straight after watching media violence (Anderson, 2004). Imitation is a short term effect of media violence on aggression. Two boys may watch a violent car chase and imitate the chase by chasing and tackling each other to the floor for a short time, showing aggressive behaviour from watching a violent chase even though it lasted for a few minutes (Potter, 2003 p. 33).
Long term effects are those that we do not notice straight away, but occur over a period of time. A long term effect of media violence is the community becoming more accepting of violence within the community, due to media violence being shown on not only television, but video games as well (Anderson, …show more content…
(Passer & Smith, 2010). Changing institution is a long term effect of media violence that Potter (2003) uses to explore how the environmental/social level of analysis is effected by media violence on aggression. Government institutions are being pressured by society to be more aggressive when putting away and dealing with deviants in society showing how the criminal justice system is changing the way they deal with deviants due to a growing fear within society with the rise of media violence on television (Potter, 2003 p. 50). This explores how the environmental/social level of analysis is changing due to the demands of society pressuring a change in the way government institutions work due to the increase of media violence and aggression within the
Introduction
The levels of analysis framework is used in psychology to understand that there are different ways of understanding human behaviours and the way humans act with others in the community. The levels of analysis focus of three defining factors; the biological level which focus on the way the brain functions and responds to signals in the body. The psychological level which focuses on feelings, thoughts, behaviours and motivations and the environmental/social level which looks at the way a person acts in society through past and current experiences.
The levels of analysis framework can be used to understand the effects of media violence on aggression …show more content…
Anderson (2004) explores how there seem to be more copycat crimes related to violent video games then there are too violent television shows and movies. Even though this is hard to scientifically test this theory people are more likely to commit video related crimes as younger people spend more time playing violent video games then they do watching violent movies and television (Anderson, 2004).
There are long term and short term effects of media violence on aggression. Short term effects are those effects that occur straight after watching media violence (Anderson, 2004). Imitation is a short term effect of media violence on aggression. Two boys may watch a violent car chase and imitate the chase by chasing and tackling each other to the floor for a short time, showing aggressive behaviour from watching a violent chase even though it lasted for a few minutes (Potter, 2003 p. 33).
Long term effects are those that we do not notice straight away, but occur over a period of time. A long term effect of media violence is the community becoming more accepting of violence within the community, due to media violence being shown on not only television, but video games as well (Anderson, …show more content…
(Passer & Smith, 2010). Changing institution is a long term effect of media violence that Potter (2003) uses to explore how the environmental/social level of analysis is effected by media violence on aggression. Government institutions are being pressured by society to be more aggressive when putting away and dealing with deviants in society showing how the criminal justice system is changing the way they deal with deviants due to a growing fear within society with the rise of media violence on television (Potter, 2003 p. 50). This explores how the environmental/social level of analysis is changing due to the demands of society pressuring a change in the way government institutions work due to the increase of media violence and aggression within the