Abstract
Exposure to video game violence (VGV) is known to result in desensitization to violent material and may alter the processing
of positive emotion related to facial expressions. The present study was designed to address three questions: (1) Does the
association between VGV and positive emotion extend to stimuli other than faces, (2) is the association between VGV and affective
picture processing observed with a single presentation of the stimuli, and (3) is the association between VGV and the response
to violent stimuli sensitive to the relevance of emotion for task performance? The data revealed that transient modulations
of the event-related potentials (ERPs) related to attentional orienting and sustained modulations of the ERPs related to evaluative
processing were sensitive to VGV exposure.
of positive emotion related to facial expressions. The present study was designed to address three questions: (1) Does the
association between VGV and positive emotion extend to stimuli other than faces, (2) is the association between VGV and affective
picture processing observed with a single presentation of the stimuli, and (3) is the association between VGV and the response
to violent stimuli sensitive to the relevance of emotion for task performance? The data revealed that transient modulations
of the event-related potentials (ERPs) related to attentional orienting and sustained modulations of the ERPs related to evaluative
processing were sensitive to VGV exposure.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-18
- DOI 10.3758/s13415-011-0029-y
- Authors
- Kira Bailey, Center for the Study of Violence, Department of Psychology, Iowa State University, W112 Lagomarcino Hall, Ames, IA 50011, USA
- Robert West, Center for the Study of Violence, Department of Psychology, Iowa State University, W112 Lagomarcino Hall, Ames, IA 50011, USA
- Craig A. Anderson, Center for the Study of Violence, Department of Psychology, Iowa State University, W112 Lagomarcino Hall, Ames, IA 50011, USA
- Journal Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience
- Online ISSN 1531-135X
- Print ISSN 1530-7026