Psychology GCSE
Media violence
What Media violence means in Psychology GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Media violence
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Televised aggression, which the study examined to see whether its introduction would increase children's aggressive playground behaviour.
Topics that use Media violence
- Topic 6: Criminal psychology - 6.2 Studies (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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