Media Violence, Aggression, and Public Policy

Beyond Common Sense: Psychological Science in the Courtroom

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 281-300

  Anderson, Craig A ^a   Gentile, Douglas A ^a,b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b National Institute on Media and the Family   (United States)

Author keywords

Harmful effects; Public debate; Public health; Public policy; Scientific conclusions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889479749     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470696422.ch14     Document Type: Chapter

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