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Discernment Over Stereotypes: What Violent Media Really Does to the Heart · A Capture Deep Vibs A Positive Space For Inspiration And Embracing Of Heart

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  Speaker 1: What's up Psych2Go viewers? My name is Donna and our
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  Speaker 1: first story comes from the video gaming world. Remember when
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  Speaker 1: we had some researchers saying that violent video games creates
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  Speaker 1: violent kids and then we had another group of researchers
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  Speaker 1: saying no, no, no, no, no. Then they started to
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  Speaker 1: argue and there was this whole clash. Well, We've got
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  Speaker 1: some new research on the situation. But before we jump
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  Speaker 1: of course. Back to the news. Ever since the emergence
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  Speaker 1: of violent TV shows, movies, and now video games, the
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  Speaker 1: topic of those things causing aggression has been hotly debated.
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  Speaker 1: A majority of studies have found violent video games linked
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  Speaker 1: to things like increased aggression and decreased empathy. There's just
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  Speaker 1: one problem. A majority of those studies were focused on
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  Speaker 1: short-term results. This means past studies typically had someone play
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  Speaker 1: a violent video game, and right after the game is done,
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  Speaker 1: researchers would test aggression and empathy levels. What do you know,
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  Speaker 1: aggression levels were up and empathy levels were lower. But
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  Speaker 1: here's the thing, those same results can be found after
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  Speaker 1: any competitive or frustrating task, whether that be not being
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  Speaker 1: able to solve a math problem or not being able
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  Speaker 1: to pass level 40 of Best Fiend. Because of this,
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  Speaker 1: researchers in Germany decided to test for long-term effects. Instead
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  Speaker 1: of requiring participants to play games like in past studies,
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  Speaker 1: scientists recruited people who already regularly play violent video games
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  Speaker 1: and people who don't play violent video games. Gamers and
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  Speaker 1: non-gamers were then shown a series of images that would
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  Speaker 1: evoke some sort of emotional response. For example, according to
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  Speaker 1: past studies, studies, this image would not move a gamer
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  Speaker 1: as much as a non-gamer. Once shown the images, neural
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  Speaker 1: responses were examined via FMRI. Results show both groups having
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  Speaker 1: the same level of empathy, contrary to previous studies. Our
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  Speaker 1: last story comes from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. where
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  Speaker 1: scientists have developed an AI system that can detect a
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  Speaker 1: conversation's tone. So how this works is that users wear
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  Speaker 1: this watch-like device. The device analyzes audio, text transcriptions, and
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  Speaker 1: physiological signs. For example, more sad and negative conversations are
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  Speaker 1: usually associated with more positive pauses, monotonous vocal tones, and
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  Speaker 1: increased cardiovascular activity. The device takes record of this and
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  Speaker 1: is able to classify the emotional tone of a conversation
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  Speaker 1: with 83% accuracy. Now, the researchers of this system claim
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  Speaker 1: it's most useful for those who need some sort of
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  Speaker 1: social coach, people with Asperger's or anxiety. But imagine how
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  Speaker 1: conversations would be if everyone had a watch like this.
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  Speaker 1: That's all the news we have for you today. I
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  Speaker 1: hope you enjoyed it. We at Psych2Go would like to
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  Speaker 1: know your opinions and what you learned today. Do you
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  Speaker 1: think violent video games causes increased aggression? What do you
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  Speaker 1: think about this new device? I'll see you guys next time.