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New Study Claims Violent Video Games Make Teenagers More Aggressive
34The battle over whether and how violent media damage the youth of the world who consume them continues apace. The latest study adds fuel to the argument that violent games are bad for kids.
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Shooting Virtual People Makes You Better At Paying Attention, Science Says
It’s good timing for everyone to be excited about Call of Duty: Black Ops II, it seems. New research finds that playing the game, and others like it, can actively change your brain for the better.
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Study: Kids Spend Less Than 20% Of Their Media Time Playing Video Games
It’s become a well-worn truism over the past few years now that video games, far from being “just for kids”, appeal to a wide and diverse audience. The average gamer is in his or her late 30s and has been at it for many, many years.
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Research Finds That Winning Makes You Mean
Apparently, being a gracious victor in a competitive situation really is hard to do. Everyone can remember a primary school teacher cautioning kids against being either sore losers or bad winners. A new study out of Ohio State University finds that perhaps there are reasons being a bad winner is so common. Researchers found that…