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SPED 442
Paige Woodall
1/ 28/ 16
SPED 442
their students interests, they most likely would be aware of what their students do in their spare
time at home such as playing video games (and what types). This would help a teacher to
understand where that student is coming from in the case of them acting out aggressively, giving
them better grounds to approach their student and help them reason out what is going on and
why.
Paige Woodall
1/ 28/ 16
SPED 442
References:
1. Carnagey, N. L., Anderson, C. A., & Bushman, B. J. (2007). The effect of video game
violence on physiological desensitization to real-life violence. Journal of Experimental
Social Psychology, 43(3), 489-496.
2. Dill, K. E. (2000, April 23). Violent Video Games can Increase Aggression. Retrieved
January 25, 2016, from http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2000/04/videogames.aspx
3. Violent Video Games - ProCon.org. (n.d.). Retrieved January 27, 2016, from
http://videogames.procon.org/#Background