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Karmic retribution: Fox psychologist gets a taste of her own ignorant medicine

2008-01-24 12:45:00 by Destructoid.com in Destructoid - Hardcore video game blog
 
...psychologist who grinned and giggled while slandering BioWare's Mass Effect for content she had neither witnessed nor indeed, had any experience with firsthand. Well, it seems that she's now getting a taste of her own medicine , as insulted gamers have swarmed onto Amazon to review her book . The catch? They've not read it, but just like she...
 
Tags: cooper lawrence deserves, cooper lawrence, pointless book, book, book sucks, lawrence, mass effect, psychologist, research
 
 
 
 
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Child Psychologist Defends Violent Games

2008-02-08 06:04:50 by Infect The Machine in The Wii Effect
 
...psychologist, does not believe that violent video games are to blame for violent behavior. He says that many of these beliefs are based on, fallacious assumptions, personal biases, political posturing and weak science He also compares video games to comics saying that In 1955, the U.S. Senate blasted comic books Half a century later, violent...
 
Tags: child psychologist, violent video games, comic books half, comic books, child psychologist scoffs, shark attacks, compares video games, violent behavior, ice cream
 
 
 
 
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Psychologist warns of blaming games for negative issues

2008-10-26 22:21:17 by RawmeatCowboy in GoNintendo
 
...psychologists warn. Obsessive behaviour in any form, combined with sudden shifts in habits, could indicate deeper, emotional turmoil that often eludes many parents Harvard psychologist Dr. Lawrence Kutner) said the overwhelming majority of children who play video games do not suffer any psychological damage. If anything, he added, the...
 
Tags: games, play video games, play, video games, psychologist, brandon crisp, brandon crisp brings, kids play, excess adolescent energy
 
 
 
 
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Fox psychologist admits she was wrong: Check the skies for flying pigs

2008-01-26 08:54:00 by Editor in Destructoid - Hardcore video game blog
 
...psychologist who appeared in Fox's unfair and unfounded slander against Mass Effect , has admitted that she "misspoke" about the game and has actually done the right thing in retracting her comments. Having now actually done what she should have done and watched the sex scenes in question, Lawrence has realized that the game was not the foul...
 
Tags: lawrence, lawrence remembers, fox, cooper lawrence, online backlash lawrence, hope fox, sex scenes, game, games industry
 
 
 
 
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Fox psychologist admits she was wrong: Check the skies for flying pigs

2008-01-26 02:54:00 by Destructoid.com in Destructoid - Hardcore video game blog
 
...psychologist who appeared in Fox's unfair and unfounded slander against Mass Effect , has admitted that she "misspoke" about the game and has actually done the right thing in retracting her comments. Having now actually done what she should have done and watched the sex scenes in question, Lawrence has realized that the game was not the foul...
 
Tags: lawrence, lawrence remembers, fox, cooper lawrence, online backlash lawrence, hope fox, sex scenes, game, games industry
 
 
 
 
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Child Psychologist Scoffs at Video Game Violence Arguments

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2008-02-07 12:10:27 by GamePolitics in GamePolitics.com
...psychologist has expressed disdain for video game violence concerns Dr. Frank Gaskill (left) takes a historical view In 1955, the U.S. Senate blasted comic books Half a century later, violent video games are the comic books of our day. Testimony before our [North Carolina] state Senate included descriptions of horrific-sounding games One...
 
Tags: games, violent games, violent video games, common sense tells, child, child psychologist, comic books half, comic books, video game
 
 
 
 
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Psychologist Warns Against Blaming Games

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2008-10-27 09:30:00 by Earnest Cavalli in Wired: Game|Life
...psychologist Dr. Lawrence Kutner If you have a child doing anything obsessively, chances are there is something else going on," Kutner told Canada's National Post In essence, it's a way of self-medicating," he added. "Kids play for a variety of reasons: for the fun of it, for the challenge. Or they play for emotional regulation. They can get...
 
Tags: emotional, emotional outlet, lawrence kutner, games, kutner, kids play, issues, emotional regulation, psychological issues
 
 
 
 
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Psychologist says Wii users have 'truth bias'

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2008-11-07 16:17:00 by David Hinkle in Nintendo Wii Fanboy
...Psychologist says Wii users have 'truth bias' originally appeared on Nintendo Wii Fanboy on Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments Ads by Google
 
Tags: wii, wii users, truth bias, truth, bias, nintendo wii fanboy, statement, rick dale, dale
 
 
 
 
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Psychologist tells us how to deal with online bigots

2008-11-20 22:23:10 by RawmeatCowboy in GoNintendo
 
...Psychologist Stuart Twemlow tells us how to deal with people like this Ignore it completely. When you act very unexpectedly, and when that person is caught up in what youre doing, they lose their orientation. And in that little window, you can control their mind. Its an intervention to unseat you. And one advantage they have is the anonymity...
 
Tags: voice chat, online, voice chat sessions, voice chat world, people, games online, person, person feels anonymous, spout racial slurs
 
 
 
 
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Expert Psychologist On Gaming Addiction