Essays Tagged: "aggressive behavior"

Television Violence and it's effect on Children

ities or super heroes. Studies have shown that extensive television viewing may be associated with, aggressive behavior, poor academic performance, precocious sexuality, obesity, and the use of drugs ...

(3 pages) 251 0 4.2 Dec/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

Violence on Television- The violence on network television

lming" that there is a consensus in the research community that"violence on television does lead to aggressive behavior" (Methvin, 49).Given that the majority of scientific community agrees that "the ... of the NIMH publication support conclusion of a causalrelationship between television violence and aggressive behavior" (Wurtzel,21), why is it that "the Saturday morning "kid vid ghetto" is the most ...

(7 pages) 538 1 4.1 Mar/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

The Effect of Viewing Television Violence on Childhood Aggression

n childhood aggression. Two contrasting views regarding this issue are violent television increases aggressive behavior and violent television does not increase aggressive behavior. Later research dem ... gression. It is my hypothesis this relationship is bi-directional. I feel violent television causes aggressive behavior and aggressive people tend to watch more violent television.Aggression3The Effec ...

(17 pages) 573 0 4.3 May/1994

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community > Children and Youngsters

Violence in tv

ming" that there is a consensus in the research community that "violence on television does lead to aggressive behavior" (Methvin, 49). Given that the majority of scientific community agrees that "the ... of the NIMH publication support conclusion of a causal relationship between television violence and aggressive behavior" (Wurtzel, 21), why is it that "the Saturday morning "kid vid ghetto" is the mos ...

(7 pages) 68 0 3.0 Nov/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

Autism, what causes it and what the symptoms are.

es it hard for them to relate to the outside world. Some other effects of this disorder are extreme aggressive behavior. This aggressive behavior can be towards others and even to themselves. People w ...

(5 pages) 223 0 4.3 Dec/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Crimes.

uman genes. Gender being the root of crime suggests that testosterone; the male hormone that causes aggressive behavior is encouraged in male-dominated societies, thus leading to criminal behavior. Bo ... er lifestyle such as poverty can lead to theft. Scientific proof shows that testosterone does cause aggressive behavior in males, so why does society still encourage it in young males then? Domestic a ...

(6 pages) 112 0 3.5 May/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues

ADHD.

, a cluster of associated characteristics may include disorganization, poor peer/sibling relations, aggressive behavior, poor self concept/self esteem, sensation-seeking behavior, daydreaming, poor co ...

(3 pages) 142 1 3.1 Nov/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Aspects of Social Bonding Theory.

iduals in terms of their relationship to one another within the structure.When trying to understand aggressive behavior among adolescents it seems appropriate to focus on the nature and quality of soc ...

(6 pages) 256 1 4.8 Dec/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Difference Bonobo and Chimpanzee Essay

Aggressive behavior is typical of most primates. Gorillas, humans and chimpanzees kill members of th ... etween intimates. Among Bonobos embracing, friendly touching and sexual contact rates jump after an aggressive incident. According to zoologist Frans de Waal, "The majority of mounts and mating occur ...

(2 pages) 76 0 5.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Zoology

Violence on TV

n childhood aggression. Two contrasting views regarding this issue are violent television increases aggressive behavior and violent television does not increase aggressive behavior. However, there mig ... iolent shows. There several harmful effects associated with viewing violence. First, children learn aggressive attitudes and behaviors. Accepting violence as a way to solve problems, often can lead to ...

(5 pages) 99 0 4.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Are we desensitized toward violence.

e in the media for years. They have proven that exposure to violence through the media is linked to aggressive behavior. The typical American kid watches 28 hours of T.V. a week, and by 18 years of ag ...

(2 pages) 25 0 0.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Television Violence: A Dilemma

ave been conducted by researchers, scientists and pediatricians to explore the relationship between aggressive behaviors displayed by children and violence on television. It is established that childr ... oncluded that the children watching violence on television have a greater probability of exhibiting aggressive behavior towards others in real life. It has been noticed that in many of the cartoon sho ...

(4 pages) 52 1 5.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

Television Violence and Its Effect on Children

lities or super heroes. Studies have shown that extensive televisionviewing may be associated with, aggressive behavior, poor academic performance,precocious sexuality, obesity, and the use of drugs o ...

(3 pages) 61 0 2.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays

Does violence on television translate into violence on the street and in the home?

e should be a cathartic pot of gold. But social learning theorists argue that by providing numerous aggressive models - including many who are reinforced - television violence is more likely to increa ... mizers.The Surgeon General, after reviewing over 100 studies, determined that children do show more aggressive behavior after being exposed to violence on television. In addition, they become less sen ...

(4 pages) 116 0 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

ESSAY ON MOTIVATION

s and would occasionally argue over "ownership" of the customers. Managers were concerned that this aggressive behavior intimated some customers. It also tended to leave some parts of the store unatte ...

(7 pages) 324 0 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Birth Order and Aggressive Behavior

BIRTH ORDER AND AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIORABSTRACTThe purpose of this research is to determine if birth order correlates to ... BSTRACTThe purpose of this research is to determine if birth order correlates to a demonstration of aggressiveness in kindergarten aged children. It is hypothesized that middle born children will demo ... to determine whether a correlation exists between birth order and a child's tendency to demonstrate aggressiveness.METHODCoordination with the Seoul American Elementary School (SAES), a Department of ...

(5 pages) 78 1 5.0 Sep/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Violence on tv and children

s I faced as one of the eight kindergarten teachers on staff was attempting to curb the violent and aggressive behavior of my students. During my first year of teaching, a kindergartner from another c ... les and Power Rangers.I determined that television programs served as a springboard for violent and aggressive recess behavior. I soon adopted a "no tolerance" policy about "pretend violence" which I ...

(40 pages) 281 0 4.3 Dec/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Acting Fishy: Evolutionary Perspectives On Fish Behavior

st significant categories of behavior are migratory behavior, schooling behavior, feeding behavior, aggressive behavior, resting behavior, reproductive behavior, and communication.Migration is the mas ... of food but also for chances of surviving there.Somewhere along the evolutionary line, fish evolved aggressive behavior towards other fishes and fish of the same species. Aggression is most often disp ...

(8 pages) 41 0 4.3 May/2005

Subjects: Science Essays > Zoology

Media Violence and its effect on Children.

t takes place in it. Research shows that media violence definitely is a major source of violent and aggressive behavior developed in children. Some are trying to fight this problem and others are igno ... -long.Research says that, "Children who consume high levels of media violence are more likely to be aggressive in the real world" (Freedman 2). Children are exposed to media violence every day. Facts ...

(7 pages) 151 2 4.3 May/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

The Study of Mental Health

r oversleeping, bad mood, not doing well in school work, passive relationship with others, and more aggressive behavior. Among many types of mental illness psychotic disorders, Atention-Dficit Hperact ...

(1 pages) 91 0 5.0 May/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine