The Effects of Media Violence Pre-Reading Read the caption next to the picture in the text and the first paragraph.

1 .      What are the two positions of experts about the effects of media violence?

1 . media violence causes children to behave more aggressively and affects them as adults years later
2 . one does not necessarily cause the other – both, for instance, may be caused by some third factor.
(8
points) Read paragraphs 2 – 5.

2 . Why don't some researchers include cartoon violence in their studies?
because of its comical and unrealistic presentation                                                                                                                                                                                                                         (6
points)
3 .      What three explanations of how media violence causes aggression in viewers are given in the text?
1. Some say that the mechanism is a psychological one, rooted in the ways we learn          2. it is the physiological effects of media violence that cause aggressive behavior          3. media violence primes or cues pre-existing aggressive thoughts and feelings                                                                                                                         (6
points) Read paragraphs 6 – 9.

4 .      What did the findings of the 1956
study (in paragraph 6 ) show about the effect of violence in cartoons?
the violent cartoon were much more likely to hit other children and break toys.
(6
points) 5.       ….