1 in 12 Teens Addicted to Video Games By PSYCH CENTRAL NEWS EDITOR Reviewed by John M. Grohol‚ Psy.D. on April 20‚ 2009 A new nationwide survey suggests that approximately 1 in 12 teens show signs of behavioral addiction to video games. Teens who answered the survey admitted to skimping on chores and homework‚ lying about how much they play‚ showing poor performance on tests of homework‚ and struggling to to cut back on video game playing without success. The survey was conducted nationwide
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The Effects of Video Games in our Society The effects video games have on young people. Good or bad? Effects of computerized gaming have a wide range on young people today and like anything else the effects you get out is in the way they are used. If we look at how computer games are made and what they are intended for we can get a better understand for the effects that come out of them. Video games today are created on a bases of entertainment but what are computer games? They are most
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Why Video Games Should Not Be Banned According to some people‚ they say that violent video games should be banned. They say that video games are the source of today’s violence. It is true but I disagree with them. Sometimes video games can make us learn stuff and it will do much harm to people who play them. First of all‚ they do a lot of destruction to people. If video games get banned‚ the videos that are on YouTube will have to get taken down. That means people whose YouTube video is all
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Has it ever occurred to anyone to look at how much time and money is being wasted in an industry that prides itself on the entertainment it provides‚ the video gaming industry? The problem is not the industry itself‚ but the types of games it is creating. Too many games have become graphic‚ sexual in content‚ and quiet aggressive. These games are not only infesting the minds of the adolescent communities‚ but people of all ages. The addictive nature‚ real life plots and incentives rewarded throughout
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Do Violent Video Games Kill By Jose Gonzalez Dr. Aaron Bazzoli Park University MG 261 01 December 2013 Outline Purpose Statement: To provide an understanding what are some of the legal and ethical issues concerning violence in video games‚ what are some of the laws and court cases that protect the sale of violent video game to minors‚ and provide several examples of the psychological effects video games have had on our youth? I. What are some of the legal and ethical
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According to Christopher J. Ferguson in ¨Video Game Violence and Pseudoscience: Bad Science‚ Fear‚ and Politics¨ from Skeptical Inquirer‚ Video games are not the cause of violence in young children or teens. This article presents the fact that there is no proven evidence of video games causing violence in children or young teens. It goes through and discusses the theory of how video games cause violence and gives an example most people use when trying to prove it. When Reporting about all of the
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whether or not video games cause violent behavior. During this period of time there have been multiple violent events in the world and people make the assumption that the violent behavior is caused by video games. To my experience I would have to agree with this statement and say that video games do cause violent behavior because I have encountered someone’s behavior‚ I have seen the development of how realistic the games look like‚ and I have personally felt the sensation of playing the games myself.
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Video Games are Killing our Youth Did you know that most kids play a first-person role in killing someone? Granted‚ it may be on a television‚ but it is your kid that is making it all happen. Kids everywhere are playing mature rated video games. These games are playing a very interesting role in our children’s lives. Violent video games should not be allowed: they are leaving kids immature‚ making kids have violent and inappropriate thoughts‚ and encouraging bad behavior in young kids. Morally
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Video Games Consoles David C. November 26‚ 2012 Video games have become popular over the years. The increase of new technology and video games graphics has become one of the fastest growing industries of the world. In fact two of the modern and finest distributors to the video game industries are Sony’s PlayStation 3 (PS3) and Microsoft’s Xbox 360. These two companies have created the
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Mr. Osso March 9‚ 2011 Do Video Games Cause Behavior Problems? Video games do cause aggression. The most games that cause aggression is games rating with M for mature games. About 90 percent of U.S kids from ages 8 to 17 play video games usually show more aggression after play a violent video games. Everyday odds are you are going to have more aggression while playing a violent video game with the Rating M for mature or higher. Even though video games are a big part in teens. Some parents
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