Summary Of Do Video Games Inspire Violent Behavior

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In “Do Video Games Inspire Violent Behavior”, Greg Toppo uses studies, expert testimonies, and examples to persuades the audience that video games do not necessarily cause violent behavior; however, it can have an effect on a person’s health or attitude.
He informs the audience that the connection between media and behavior has been around for a very long time, and it has become more robust in the 20th century. There are studies such as the one conducted by Albert Bandura that involved kids being surrounded with by aggressive and nonaggressive toys, which Bandura concluded that watching aggressive behavior makes people more hostile. However, critics argued that researchers have confused competitiveness and aggression for violent behavior.