American Psychological Association task force on violent games concluded games cause aggressive behavior. A reanalysis of their data not only failed to replicate their findings, but found some serious methodological issues. - Kotaku In Action 2

American Psychological Association task force on violent games concluded games cause aggressive behavior. A reanalysis of their data not only failed to replicate their findings, but found some serious methodological issues. (twitter.com)

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– jubyeonin 7 points 4 years ago +10 / -3

Psychology is a pseudoscience.

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– Ahaus667 9 points 4 years ago +9 / -0

Psychology is an attempt to bridge neuroscience with sociology. Which is why it flounders so hard depending on the field of study.

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– Adamrises 6 points 4 years ago +7 / -1

It got brainwashed in infancy. It never had a chance to grow into an actual field without the parasitic claws of "social engineering" and "propaganda factor" as its primary usage.

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