As far as I'm aware, this is the first study to show that exposure to violent games has effects on the brain that predict aggressive behavior. People who play a lot of violent video games didn't see them as much different from neutral. They become desensitized. |
These findings suggest that after someone has been drinking, he or she might be more likely to blurt out a racist comment or laugh at a racist joke, even though he or she would ordinarily not make such a comment. |
We found that stereotypes were activated in all subjects, regardless of whether they had consumed alcohol. But, only the subjects who had consumed alcohol had difficulty controlling their race-related responses once those stereotypes were activated. |