Playing prosocial video games increases the accessibility of prosocial thoughts

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 121-128

  Greitemeyer, Tobias ^a   Osswald, Silvia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

priming; prosocial thoughts; video games

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECREATION; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIALIZATION; THINKING; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIALIZATION; THINKING; VIDEO GAMES; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952018712     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224540903365588     Document Type: Article

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