Psychology 1000 Lecture 75: Media Violence
7 Mar 2017
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By the age of 5, kids tend to watch 2-3 hours per day. By 16, witnessed more than 40000 murders. By 18, more time watching tv than in school. 99% of households have at least one tv set more than households with bathtub or telephone. On average, set is on 7 hours per day. #1 consumers of network television: women, preschoolers, retired ppl. Barker & ball (1969) these numbers are persistent over the years. 8 out of 10 shows contain violence. Act of violence occurs every 16 min. About 50% of killers do not suffer. Most ppl believe that there is too much violence. Prime time: average of 1. 6 violent acts per hour. 80% of all tv shows contain some: violence is a successful means to an end. Parent"s television council (2009) during (cid:532)sweeps(cid:533) (feb and may) Gun or bladed weapon every 3 min. Average 52. 8 acts of violence per episode (1 in 68sec: modelling studies.
