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Studies have shown no connection between video games and violent behavior. The American Psychological Association states that while there is a well-established link between violent video games and aggressive behaviors, attributing acts of violence to violent video gaming "is not scientifically sound." [1] [2]
The Court's decision also determined that from the evidence, there was no "compelling" link between violent video games and its effects on children. [57] The decision cited one medical report that asserted that cartoons like Looney Tunes generate the same effects in children as in games like Sonic the Hedgehog or imagery of guns. [54]
Since as early as the 1970s, video games have been criticized for having violent content that psychologically influence players. In 1982, the Surgeon General C. Everett Koop asserted that video games may be affecting the health and well-being of young people and were potentially addictive. [1]
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In the wake of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on February 14, President Trump resurfaced the ongoing debate over violent video games. "The level of violence on video games is ...
A new study compared violent video game Google searches in all 50 states, to gauge whose players were the most "obsessed with" games, like Grand Theft Auto and Mortal Kombat.
In a controlled experiment in 2016, one hundred and thirty-six children ages eight to twelve participated, to investigate whether children in grade school playing violent video games are prone to and affect both the children's physiological and cognitive responses to violence. Playing violent video games links to the activation of aggressive ...
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