Study Questions Number 16
Discussion/Writing Assignment

Moeller Chapter 6. Television and media violence. Pages 141-154.

Date: 11-2-04
Psychology/Criminal Justice 317

Hal S. Bertilson, Ph.D.
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1. Why did Moeller turn to "an examination of some variables that might mediate" the relationship between viewing of television violence and aggressive behavior? (141)
2. What are the mediating variables (relationship between viewing of television violence and aggressive behavior) that Moeller reviews? (141-146)
3. In the chapter on television violence and aggressive behavior, what is the selective exposure hypothesis? Does evidence support the selective exposure hypothesis ? (141-142)
4. Explain what Moeller means by the possibility that some aspect of the child's personality might interact with violence on television to produce the child's aggressive behavior? (142)
5. In the section on child characteristics, how is it that children might be at "double risk" for the effects of television violence? Explain. (142)
6. In what three ways might heavy television viewing in general increase children's aggression? (143)
7. What parenting practices are associated with the development of hyperaggressive children? (144)
8. How are the negative effects of television viewing attenuated by parental mediation? (144)
9. How might IQ and socioeconomic status (SES) mediate the relationship between television viewing and aggressive behavior? (145-146)
10. Name and describe the six (6) theoretical explanations for television causing an increasing in aggressive behavior. (146-147).
11. Explain how the learning class of theories explains the effects of television on aggressive behavior. (147-148)
12. Explain how the motivation class of theories explains the effects of television on aggressive behavior. (148)
13. Explain how the emotions class of theories explains the effects of television on aggressive behavior. (148-149)