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Is there any evidence to show that the more realistic a character, the more likely the behaviours are to be mimicked?36253

Submitted by: yvonnef | 29 votes for this..

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Answered by Anne Collier

Interesting you should ask that. I've seen only one study (at Iowa State University) that looked at animated vs. highly representational videogame characters, and it found that playing "cartoonish" violent... Show more »Interesting you should ask that. I've seen only one study (at Iowa State University) that looked at animated vs. highly representational videogame characters, and it found that playing "cartoonish" violent videogames that display no blood "had the same short-term effect [on 9-to-12-year-olds and college students] of increasing aggressive behavior as the more graphic teen (T-rated) violent games." Here's the URL of my blog post talking about it. Show less »

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