Following is an example of a research review. This was a complicated paper, consisting of five experiments. I encourage you to choose your article carefully to pick a source that will be shorter and more straightforward. To give you a point of comparison. Between reading the article and writing up the summary, I spent probably about three hours total. Assuming you find a shorter and less complicated article, I would guess that about 3-4 hours total is a reasonable estimate of how long this assignment should take to complete. Anderson, C. A., Carnagey, N. L., & Eubanks, J. (2003). Exposure to violent media: The effects of songs with violent lyrics on aggressive thoughts and feelings. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84(5), 960-971. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.84.5.960 The introduction presents information about increasing societal and scientific concern about the possible negative effects of exposure to songs with violent lyrical content . The citethe creation of the PMRC and the policy of labeling content of music to identify violent content as well as growing scientific evidence that exposure to violent media causes increases in aggression over both the short and long term. Most of the research that has examined this issue has examined the connection between aggression and violent movies and TV programs, although recently investigators have started to examine the connection with video games as well. The results related to video games have been similar to other media. In spite of the growing concern and scientific consensus, the authors point out the fact that large segments of the population continue to believe the ancient "catharsis hypothesis." Popularized by Freud after being proposed by the ancient Greeks, this hypothesis states that our impulses toward aggression can be effectively discharged by viewing or singing about violent themes or acting in ways that basically role play aspects of aggression. This hypothesis has no real research support according to the authors, though they point out that little research has examined the effects, if any, of music with violent lyrics. They point out that in contrast to visual media, where violent messages and themes are overt and clearly stated, in music, many songs with violent lyrics may be unintelligible to the majority of listeners. They cite research that seems to indicate that the lack of clear imagery in music, in contrast to visual media may actually encourage transfer to real world situations, as they put it, "may well allow listeners to imagine audio antagonists similar to real world antagonists."Thus, there are reasonable cases for considering musical lyrics either more or less influential in terms of connections with aggressive behavior. A brief overview of research looking at various forms of music is provided showing a variety of effects and correlations between music exposure of various types and behavioral variables. The five experiments reported in this paper (all using undergraduate students as participants) are rooted in the "general aggression model" which specifies the mechanisms by which exposure to violent media content can lead to aggressive behavior. The five experiments