This claim, like the previous two, is backed with valid evidence. The first step to proving this statement to be true is to properly define the word “antisocial.” The word itself literally means “of or relating to a pattern of behavior in which social norms and the rights of others are persistently violated.” Such a description is used by Dr. Vincent P. Matthews of the Indiana University School of Medicine when illustrating the behavior of the subjects in a study regarding the effects of violent video games. “(They) demonstrate an increase in arousal of the areas involved in emotional response and a decrease in activation of areas involved in self-control, inhibition, and attention span.” In layman’s terms, the subjects were more prone to react out of their emotions and less out of self-control and empathy for others. Such behavior would be disruptive at best but can be potentially dangerous in certain situations in which the subject already possesses several risk
This claim, like the previous two, is backed with valid evidence. The first step to proving this statement to be true is to properly define the word “antisocial.” The word itself literally means “of or relating to a pattern of behavior in which social norms and the rights of others are persistently violated.” Such a description is used by Dr. Vincent P. Matthews of the Indiana University School of Medicine when illustrating the behavior of the subjects in a study regarding the effects of violent video games. “(They) demonstrate an increase in arousal of the areas involved in emotional response and a decrease in activation of areas involved in self-control, inhibition, and attention span.” In layman’s terms, the subjects were more prone to react out of their emotions and less out of self-control and empathy for others. Such behavior would be disruptive at best but can be potentially dangerous in certain situations in which the subject already possesses several risk