Topic C - Do TV and Video games affect young people's behaviour?

== Syllabus outline ==
# Biological causes of aggression
# Social Learning Theory (social theory)
# Comparing Biological and Social Theories of Aggression
# Nature-nurture debate in relation to understanding aggression
# Ramirez et al (2001)
# Anderson and Dill (2000)
# Charlton et al (2000)
# Williams (1981)
# Content Analysis (methodology)
# Ethical issues
# Role of an educational psychologist
# Censorship
== Key Terminology ==
Amygdala: A brain structure thought to be involved in aggression
Limbic system: An area of the brain involved in emotion 
Hormones: Chemicals produced by the human body that send signals to organs around the body via the bloodstream 
Observational Learning: The process of learning from watching others
Modelling: Observing, identifying with and copying the behaviour of a role model
Identification: A feeling of similarity with a role model that leads to the imitation of their behaviour - we believe that we can be like them 
Vicarious Reinforcement: Learning through the positive consequences of other people's actions rather than firsthand - we are more likely to copy if they are rewarded 
Nature: What we are born with 
Nurture: What we learn from the way we are raised 
Content Analysis: A research method used to measure the number of times something comes up in a book, newspaper article, television programme, etc. 
Tally: A single mark on a chart to show that a behaviour/category has been found during a content analysis