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Download full textAtkin, Charles K.; Wood, Charles – 1976
The relative effectiveness of real news violence and fictional entertainment violence was assessed in an experiment with pre-adolescents. One group saw a brief fight scene portrayed as a news story in a simulated TV newscast, while a second group saw the same scene presented as a movie preview during a commercial break. The primary dependent…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Aggression, Behavior Change, Behavioral Science Research
