Psychology Article Critique

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Article Critique on Video Game Play

and Aggressive Thoughts and Behavior

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Article Critique on Video Game Play and Aggressive Thoughts and Behavior

The study by Vincent Cicchirillo and Rebecca M . Chory-Assad (2005 entitled Effects of Affective Orientation and Video Game Play on Aggressive Thoughts and Behavior investigates the effect of violent video game on aggressive thoughts and behavior and the mediating role of affective orientation on this relationship . This study is prompted by the scarcity of research examining the

role played by an individual 's personality in the processing of media effects

The underlying concept which frames the study is that of priming which is the idea that a certain stimulus will activate similar stimulus present in the mind of an individual , thus enabling a reproduction of the outside or presentation stimulus to occur (Cicchirillo Chory-Assad , 2005 . Media effect is based on this concept . It also supported by the neoassociatve perspective on cognition

In the neoassociative model , the mind is a network of nodes that corresponds to certain emotions , behaviors and thoughts . These nodes are connected by pathways that are strengthened by frequency of use and relatedness . When a particular node is activated , related nodes will be activated as well through the networks , resulting to production of other emotions , behaviors or thoughts which were not directly stimulated Researches found that media such as video game can activate cognitive nodes (Cicchirillo Chory-Assad , 2005

According to Cicchirillo and Chory-Assad (2005 , personality traits such as...