Coker et al. (2015)research study on media violence exposure and physical aggression in fifth grade children Influence human behavior
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Donna D.
Researchers administered a survey to 227 students. Exposures to violent video games positively correlated to aggressive behaviour (e.g., "how many times in the past year did you hit somebody?"). This relation was stronger for men and those scoring high on aggressive personality (e.g., "some of my friends think I'm a hothead"). Do you think this research shows that exposures to violence in media increase aggressive behaviours? If you were to make one change to how this research was conducted, what change would you make? Write your response in about 150 words.
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