Violence in our Society – Web Activity
Directions: In lieu of our discussions thus far on the impact of violence in our society, you will now be asked to take your opinions to the next level.
You will be required to research the topic of violence in our society. Using the some of the web sites below (and other you will independently
search), develop arguments and statistical evidence that supports the various views to both sides of the argument concerning violence and learned
behaviors.
A recommended site is the American Psychological Association (APA):
http://www.apa.org/topics/topicviolence.html
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You may also you other that you find on your own, but researching through this link could keep you busy for the entire period
alone.
You may want to develop a “pros and cons” T-Chart to document arguments and/or sources.
Research and document Albert Bandura’s experiments with the BOBO doll as well as any additional information you can find on his
work.
Video Games – I would also like you to examine Craig Anderson’s view on the “myths” of video game violence via the APA (link 1 below). Next,
look through some of his publications via his web site located in link 2.
1. http://www.apa.org/science/psa/sb-anderson.html
2. http://www.psychology.iastate.edu/faculty/caa/index.html
Where are we going with this? After your research I would like to continue our discussion in class concerning this topic. Hopefully dissention in our
opinions will lead to debate. In addition, you will be assigned a written assessment on the topic as well to evaluate your analysis of this topic.
Violence in our Society – Web Activity
Directions: In lieu of our discussions thus far on the impact of violence in our society, you will now be asked to take your opinions to the next level.
You will be required to research the topic of violence in our society. Using the some of the web sites below (and other you will independently
search), develop arguments and statistical evidence that supports the various views to both sides of the argument concerning violence and learned
behaviors.
A recommended site is the American Psychological Association (APA):
http://www.apa.org/topics/topicviolence.html



You may also you other that you find on your own, but researching through this link could keep you busy for the entire period
alone.
You may want to develop a “pros and cons” T-Chart to document arguments and/or sources.
Research and document Albert Bandura’s experiments with the BOBO doll as well as any additional information you can find on his
work.
Video Games – I would also like you to examine Craig Anderson’s view on the “myths” of video game violence via the APA (link 1 below). Next,
look through some of his publications via his web site located in link 2.
1. http://www.apa.org/science/psa/sb-anderson.html
2. http://www.psychology.iastate.edu/faculty/caa/index.html
Where are we going with this? After your research I would like to continue our discussion in class concerning this topic. Hopefully dissention in our
opinions will lead to debate. In addition, you will be assigned a written assessment on the topic as well to evaluate your analysis of this topic.