Emotion Word Processing and Previous Exposure to Violent Media: An Eye-Tracking Study

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dc.contributor.advisorTooley, Kristen
dc.contributor.authorHelfrich, Maxwell R.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberMayberry, Azucena
dc.contributor.committeeMemberArcher, Richard L.
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-13T16:52:27Z
dc.date.available2018-08-13T16:52:27Z
dc.date.issued2018-05
dc.description.abstractThe controversy regarding violent media influencing acts of violence is long standing and heavily debated. Most research in this area has prioritized examining correlations between the consumption of violent media and measures of aggression or desensitization with the goal of answering the question “Does violent media cause acts of violence?” This narrow focus has left many other potential questions about how violent media can influence behavior unexamined. This study examines the correlation between reading behavior (measured via eye-tracking) and participant’s self-reported previous exposure to different types of violent media. Participants read sentences containing either a nonviolent, neutral critical word or a violent, negatively valenced critical word. Aspects of their reading behavior was examined to test the hypothesis that participants with higher exposure to violent media would significantly differ from participants with lower exposure to violent media in terms of their reading times. Results from the current study suggest there is a correlation between previous exposure to violent media and faster reading time of violent words. This study is the first to demonstrate this relationship and suggests future study of how media influences human behavior.
dc.description.departmentPsychology
dc.formatText
dc.format.extent59 pages
dc.format.medium1 file (.pdf)
dc.identifier.citationHelfrich, M. R. (2018). Emotion word processing and previous exposure to violent media: An eye-tracking study (Unpublished thesis). Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/7478
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectpsychology
dc.subjecteye-tracking
dc.subjectemotion word
dc.subjectmedia
dc.subjectviolent media
dc.subjectlanguage processing
dc.titleEmotion Word Processing and Previous Exposure to Violent Media: An Eye-Tracking Study
dc.typeThesis
thesis.degree.departmentPsychology
thesis.degree.disciplinePsychological Research
thesis.degree.grantorTexas State University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts

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