Do video games cause aggression? Psychology Essay Paper

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Violent video games do cause aggression, both in short-term and long-term. Studies have shown evidence connecting video games to violent behavior in some children while others studies still disagree with the findings. Playing violent video games increases the risk of not only aggressive behavior but also aggressive thoughts and aggressive feeling. It leads to a reduction in prosocial life and also empathy (Anderson). In real life, a study shows that college students that threated on hitting or attacking students with ideas of hurting them seriously or even killing them were those played and enjoyed video games often. Practically, people who play violent video games tend to attack their opponents after losing unlike people playing non-violent games. Children playing video games for a long period have psychological problems than those who rarely play video games.
Video games can provide the players with an opportunity to learn how mass murder is carried out. This is only possible if the player has the real tools to achieve the mass shooting. Countries that make such weapons available are victims of mass murder as it is not only the video games but also the availability of the weapons that will lead the aggressiveness being portrayed. Some researches show violent crimes have declined since the introduction of video games as they have become more violent and powerful. Taking away of the video games will not lead to the end of mass killing, but it will reduce the level of real-life...