With this being said, it is evident that something needs to happen in order to help save the innocence of our young society. One of the biggest issues that psychological researchers have with television today is the aggression that it instills in the youth and adolescents of our society. According to the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, “children who view shows in which violence is very realistic, frequently repeated or unpunished, are more likely to imitate what they see.” Some children who have learning disabilities or emotional and behavioral problems may also be more easily influenced by such violence on television. Psychologists L. Rowell Huesmann, Leonard Eron and others began researching this issue in the 1980’s. They found
With this being said, it is evident that something needs to happen in order to help save the innocence of our young society. One of the biggest issues that psychological researchers have with television today is the aggression that it instills in the youth and adolescents of our society. According to the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, “children who view shows in which violence is very realistic, frequently repeated or unpunished, are more likely to imitate what they see.” Some children who have learning disabilities or emotional and behavioral problems may also be more easily influenced by such violence on television. Psychologists L. Rowell Huesmann, Leonard Eron and others began researching this issue in the 1980’s. They found