In which year was the article "Do video games lead to violence?" published?
2019 (1st November)
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What, in recent years, has renewed the debate about video games triggering real-world violence?
Mass shootings
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How many people were killed in the Walmart shooting in Texas on 3rd August [2019]?
22 [people]
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The gunman made a fleeting reference to what after the mass shooting in El Paso?
Video game soldiers
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Who were quick to blame video games for the El Paso shooting, as well as other mass shootings?
Politicians
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What was the Texas gunman's primary motivation for his mass shooting crime, rather than video gaming?
Ethnic hatred [a response to the Hispanic 'invasion' of Texas]
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Name ONE of the implements mentioned [by Justice Samuel Alito] that are used to kill victims in video games
machine guns; clubs; hammers; chainsaws
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Describe how victims in video games are killed [the acts rather than the implements used]
dismembered; decapitated; disemboweled; set on fire; chopped into little pieces
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Some games exploit antisocial themes. Can you name ONE example?
high school killings [Columbine HS & Virginia Tech]; rape [two examples mentioned in the text]; ethnic cleansing [three examples mentioned in the text]
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Name one way, according to studies, children only showed minuscule real-life effects after playing a violent video game.
feeling more aggressive; making louder noises
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What does AMA stand for?
American Medical Association
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How is the American Psychiatric Association better known?
APA
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The Council on Science and Public Health issued a report likening excessive use of video games to what?
Gambling addiction
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In what year was the video game ratings system set up?
1993
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In August 2015, the APA made a link between violent video game exposure and [low-key] aggressive behaviour. Name ONE of these behaviours.
insults; threats; hitting; pushing; hair pulling; biting [and other forms of verbal and physical aggression]; decrease in empathy could also be mentioned
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Does the APA have sufficient research on whether violent video games cause lethal violence?
