Myth/facts 10

The American Psychological Association, has taken into consideration 11 myths and facts that surround violence and video games, and have used different analyses to determine how the myths are in face myths.

Myth 10. Arousal, not violent content, accounts for video game induced increases in aggression.
Facts: Arousal cannot explain the results of most correlational studies because the measured aggression did not occur immediately after the violent video games were played. Furthermore, several experimental studies have controlled potential arousal effects, and still yielded more aggression by those who played the violent game.

I would have never thought in a million years that arousal would be related to violent video games. I am not sure how everything is correlated, but I am assuming it has something to do with the brain and how the chemicals respond to different feelings and levels. Perhaps the people who are actually affected by violence in video games have different chemical balances or even imbalances in their brains? I am not really sure, but perhaps this is the case. Speaking from personal experience, I cant say I was ever aroused from playing any violent video games. I was never affected in a violent fashion either.