Iowa State University
Department of Psychology
Craig A. Anderson, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor & Director, Center for the Study of Violence
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Iowa State UniversityDepartment of Psychology
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to scales |
2007 Book on Violent Video Games |
My co-authors on this book are
Doug Gentile and Katherine Buckley. The book can be ordered online from
the Oxford
University Press web site or at Amazon.com.
For reviews of this book click here. |
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Publications Since 1995 |
A listing of titles, citations, and abstracts of articles and chapters published in 1995 and later years, and "in press" works. This page also contains a link to various scales used in our research. | |
Video Game Recommendations |
A letter to parents, grandparents, and other individuals with questions about sources of good educational video games and concerns about violent video games and youths. It contains some recommmendations and guidelines. | |
Current Classes |
Course syllabi and related information on classes taught on a regular basis--intended primarily for students in these classes. | |
Research Interests |
A listing of titles, citations, and abstracts of articles and chapters categorized by research topic. | |
Biographical Sketch |
A brief sketch of educational background, employment history, awards, and research interests. | |
Video Game Violence FAQs |
13 frequently asked questions (and answers)
about the effects of exposure to violent video games. |
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Video Game Violence Update |
A 2003 article in the American Psychological Association's electronic publication Psychological Science Agenda. alternative link | |
Violent Video
Games: Protecting Children
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A 2004 article in the
American Psychological
Association's electronic publication Psychology Matters, a
compendium of psychological research that has had a positive impact on
modern society.
alternative link |
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The Parent Report(mp3 format) |
Brief interviews (about 1
minute) in 2004 with Professor Anderson on violent video games, by host
Joanne Wilson, in MP3 format. 8/17/04, "Media Violence & Children" 11/18/04, "Violent Media and Behaviour" 11/26/04, "Rules Around Video Games" 6/15/05, "Influence of Video Game Violence vs. TV Violence" |
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APS Address |
A brief report on Professor Anderson's 2004
American Psychological Society's address on "The Influence of Media
Violence on
Youth" |
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JFK Assasination Video Game (mov format)
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News stories and interviews
concerning the video game "JFK Reloaded" on CBS
and KCCI TV8. CBS Evening news with Dan Rather, 11/22/04 KCCI Des Moines news (TV8), 11/22/04 |
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Long radio shows
(mp3 format)
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Todd Mundt-NPR show, violent
video games, 1/8/03, 27 minutes. Wise Guys, WHO Radio, media violence, 1/18/03, 41 minutes. Iowa Public Radio, WOI, Katherine Perkins, media violence and our new book on violent video games, 4/4/07, 43 minutes. |
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| Canadian Media Violence Report (pdf format) |
A 2004 report funded by the
Government of Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General Office for
Victims of Crime. This comprehensive report reviews political,
research, regulatory and other aspects of media violence. It was
written by Valerie Smith. |
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Violence in the Media - Psychologists Help Protect Children from Harmful Effects |
Two 2004 articles in the American Psychological Association's electronic publication Psychology Matters, a compendium of psychological research that has had a positive impact on modern society. | |
| CNN
News Excerpt (mov format) |
An edited
interview on violent video game effects which appeared on CNN on
December 4, 2004. |
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| APA
Resolution on Violence in
Video Games |
An August 2005 press release
on the American Psychological Association's call for a reduction of
violence in video games used by children and adolescents, and the full
resolution, in pdf format. alternative
link |
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| Violent
video game report & parent advice (mov format) (flash format) |
News story on WOI TV5 (ABC) in Des Moines, Iowa, 11/29/05, on the video game report card, and parent shopping advice. | |
| MSNBC
interview flash format mov format |
A 6 minute live interview with
MSNBC TV on 9/19/06 on violent video game effects, and parental and
industry responsibility. |
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| Plenary
Address at the National Summit on
Video Games, Youth, & Public Policy mov format |
A 48 minute presentation at the
Summit held October 20-21, 2006 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The Summit was co-sponsored by the National
Institute on Media and the Family, a grant by the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention to the Iowa State University Center for the Study of Violence,
and by the Iowa State University Institute
for Social and Behavioral Research. The address was titled Violent Video Games: Effects and Public
Policy. |
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| Learning to Be Violent mov
format |
An 8 minute clip on media
violence effects, including Bandura's Bobo doll studies and violent
video game studies. This clip also is available as part of the
supplemental package for Roy Baumeister and Brad Bushman's social
psychology textbook. |
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| CNKW
Radio Interview mp3 format |
A 15 minute interview by CNKW's
Sean Leslie, radio 980AM, Vancouver, British Columbia. This interview
of Professor Anderson and Professor Douglas Gentile discusses recent
findings on violent video games from our 2007
book, and concerns about the video game Bully. |
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| NPR/Justice
Talking interview mp3 format |
A 6 minute interview with
Justice Talking host Margot Adler (granddaughter of Alfred Adler) on
the scientific facts about media violence effects. |
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| eye on Psi Chi interview pdf format |
An interview by 3 Nebraska
Wesleyan University students on video game violence, as part of the
FAWL lecture series. Published in the Psi Chi magazine eye on Psi Chi and on their web
site. alternative
link |
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Craig A. Anderson, W112 Lagomarcino Hall,
Department of Psychology Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011-3180 email: caa@iastate.edu Phone: (515) 294-3118 Fax: (515) 294-6424 |