Does Media Affect Human Behavior And Beliefs More Than The Reality?
Methodology
Ward and Carlson (2013) selected 174 high school students from Michigan between the ages of 14-18; eighty-three percent subjects were Caucasian, and all of the participants came from well-educated families with both parents having at least bachelor degrees. A survey method was used to conduct this study; students were asked questions about how many hours they spend watching reality TV, music, and movies per week, and their answered were recorded using a 0-10 scale, where zero meant participants watch no TV and 10 meant, they spend 10 or more hour per week watching television (Ward & Carlson, 2013). Then, a list of reality shows was given to the participants, and they were asked to give a number (0-3) to each show; zero meant they have never watched the shows, and three meant they have seen all of the episodes (Ward & Carlson, 2013). Lastly, to assess social aggression, indirect/social/relational aggression scale, and to measure realism of reality TV, Perceived…