OCR GCSE Psychology · J203
Paper 1, Paper 2
Revise: Cooper and Mackie (1986): Video Games and AggressionThe researchers also considered arousal, meaning physical and psychological activation. Previous research suggested that frequent viewers of violence showed less physiological arousal in response to new violence than children with less exposure. Cooper and Mackie reasoned that girls’ lower experience of violent media and gaming at that time might make their responses more pronounced.
- Revise: Eysenck’s Criminal Personality Theory and Its Biological Basis
The level of physiological activation and alertness in the nervous system.
- Revise: Treatments for Insomnia
A state of physical and mental alertness. High arousal at bedtime can make it difficult to fall asleep.