スラッシュ・リーディング演習　（１）

① “The impact of exposure to violent video games /has not been studied /as extensively as the impact of exposure /to TV or movie violence,” the researchers write /in psychological Science /in the Public Interest. “However,/ on the whole,/ the results reported for video games to date /are very similar to those obtained /in the investigations of TV and movie violence.” Among the effects of violent game playing are increases /in physiological arousal and physically aggressive behavior, /such as hitting, kicking, and pulling clothes or hair. Studies also have found a reduction /in helpful behavior /among youths exposed to violent video games.

② Males tend to prefer action-oriented video games /involving shooting, fighting, sports, action adventure, fantasy role-playing, and strategy, according to the Michigan State survey. Females prefer classic board games, trivia quizzes, puzzles, and arcade games. Electronic game playing gets young people involved with technologies /and opens up opportunities /in high-paying tech careers, /notes communications professor Bradley Greenberg of Michigan State.

＊psychological Science in the Public Interest 「公益のための心理学会」
＊physiological arousal 「生理的な覚醒」