Jodi L Whitaker
Biographic Data
| ID | 7049769 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jodi L Whitaker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jodi L |
| FAMILY NAME | Whitaker |
| SIGNATURE | WHITAKER J L |
| AFFILIATIONS | The Ohio State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
“Remain Calm. Be Kind.” Effects of Relaxing Video Games on Aggressive and Prosocial Behavior
Research shows that violent video games increase aggressive behavior and decrease prosocial behavior, but could relaxing video games have the opposite effects? In two experiments, participants were randomly assigned to play a relaxing, neutral, or prosocial video game for 20 min. In Experiment 1, participants competed with an ostensible partner on a competitive reaction time task in which they could behave in an aggressive manner (by blasting the…
John B. Watson's Alleged Sex Research
In 1974, a story was published about clandestine research done by John B. Watson that was judged to be so reprehensible that it was offered as the real reason he was fired from his faculty position at Johns Hopkins University in 1920, at perhaps the peak of his academic career. Watson's dismissal from Johns Hopkins may have been the most important event in his career, and it almost certainly altered the history of American psychology. Thus, this …
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John B. Watson's Alleged Sex Research
In 1974, a story was published about clandestine research done by John B. Watson that was judged to be so reprehensible that it was offered as the real reason he was fired from his faculty position at Johns Hopkins University in 1920, at perhaps the peak of his academic career. Watson's dismissal from Johns Hopkins may have been the most important event in his career, and it almost certainly altered the history of American psychology. Thus, this …
“Remain Calm. Be Kind.” Effects of Relaxing Video Games on Aggressive and Prosocial Behavior
Research shows that violent video games increase aggressive behavior and decrease prosocial behavior, but could relaxing video games have the opposite effects? In two experiments, participants were randomly assigned to play a relaxing, neutral, or prosocial video game for 20 min. In Experiment 1, participants competed with an ostensible partner on a competitive reaction time task in which they could behave in an aggressive manner (by blasting the…
Psychology (2 works) · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology (1 work) · Active listening (1 work) · Aggression (1 work) · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression (1 work) · Communication (1 work) · Criminology (1 work) · Dismissal (1 work) · Helping behavior (1 work) · Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices (1 work)