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December 10, 2005
Reality Check on Video Game Violence
An opinion piece by Benjamin Radford, managing editor of Skeptical Inquirer science magazine, on LiveScience.com, 4 December 2005
[...] The approximately 200 studies on media violence are remarkable primarily for their inconsistency and weak conclusions. Some studies show a correlation between television and violence; others don't. Some find that violent programming can increase aggressiveness; another finds that "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood" does. Several studies, including the most-cited ones, are deeply flawed methodologically. Still, those fighting media depictions of violence cite the studies and ignore their lack of scientific validity.
Posted by Emma at December 10, 2005 02:33 PM
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