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The Media & General Aggression Model

The Media & General Aggression Model

Flowchart showing violent media exposure leading to desensitisation, disinhibition, and cognitive priming, which interact with person and situation in the General Aggression Model to increase likelihood of aggression.

Aggression is behaviour intended to harm another person. In psychology, the debate around media influence does not claim that violent TV or games guarantee violent behaviour. Instead, it is treated as a probabilistic risk factor.

Media influences on aggression Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /Psychology
  3. /Media influences on aggression

Step-by-step lessons on AQA A Level Psychology Media influences on aggression. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Start with the compulsory core topics before tackling the more evaluation-heavy optional and issues-and-debates content.