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Aggression and Prosocial Behavior Analysis

The document analyzes and rates three programs for levels of aggression and prosocial behavior. Program 1, a Tom and Jerry cartoon, showed the most aggression but also the most prosocial acts. Program 2, about kindergarten math, showed no aggression and the least overall. Program 3, about arguing neighbors, included both aggression and prosocial behavior. The intended audience and purpose of a program influences the types and levels of behaviors depicted.

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Aggression and Prosocial Behavior Analysis

The document analyzes and rates three programs for levels of aggression and prosocial behavior. Program 1, a Tom and Jerry cartoon, showed the most aggression but also the most prosocial acts. Program 2, about kindergarten math, showed no aggression and the least overall. Program 3, about arguing neighbors, included both aggression and prosocial behavior. The intended audience and purpose of a program influences the types and levels of behaviors depicted.

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1. Programs.

a) Cartoon: Tom and Jerry ([Link]


b) Children’s teaching: Kindergarten Math Learning Binder
([Link]
c) Adult program: I Hate My Neighbor. ([Link]
v=Yuccsf6Nk2c)
2. Rating.
Practic Program
e Program Program 3
1 2
I. Physical Aggression
A. Against people
1. A hits B once, B 1 5 0 0
hits A once
2. A hits B several 1 5 0 0
times or reverse
3. A hurts B or the 1 5 0 0
reverse
4. A kills B or the 0 0 0 0
reverse
5. A hits several 1 5 0 0
people
6. A kills several 0 0 0 0
people
B. Against other living
creatures
1. Hurts 1 1 0 0
2. Kills 0 0 0 0
C. Against property 1 10 0 1
D. Other
II. Psychological
Aggression
A. Insults 1 10 0 5
B. Abusive Language 1 0 0 5
C. Threats 1 5 0 3
D. Others 1 0 0 0
III. Other Categories of
aggression
A. Kidnapping 0 0 0 0
B. Torture 0 0 0 0
C. Other 0 0 0 0
Total numbers X (times) 3 = 30 = 135 =0 =14
Hourly rate of aggression X3 X3 X3 X3
IV. Prosocial aid to another
A. Providing aid to 1 5 5 1
another
B. Control of aggressive 1 0 4 5
impulses
C. Making up for bad 1 7 0 7
behavior
D. Delay of gratification 1 8 8 7
E. Explaining the 1 0 8 7
feelings of others
F. Sympathy 1 2 5 1
G. Resistance of 1 0 4 9
temptation
Total numbers X (times) 3 = 21 =22 =102 = 37
Hourly rate of prosocial X3 X3 X3 X3
behavior
3. Discussion

There was a lot of aggressive in program one compared to the other programs (2 and 3)

There was no aggression in program 2 and recorded the least aggression out of the three

programs. Program 1 had the most prosocial behavior alongside its most aggressive acts. The

cartoon in the program 1 is targeted for the young audience. Since it had most of the prosocial

behavior and aggressive actions, it may affect the behavior of the viewers, instilling a lot of

negative response on young audiences. Program 3 involved a disagreement between the two

neighbors. It also included a prosocial behavior. Program three would have a negative impact

on the viewers (adults) who may be watching it. The program involved people just learning

new skills in mathematics. It may have a lot of positive impact on the children and adults

watching it. (word: 142)

4. Reflection
Throughout this process, it is quite evident that such behaviors are always common among

people in ordinary life. Children often portray a sense of aggression and usually want to act

back when insulted just the same way as depicted in the cartoon program. Also, adults get

angry at some point but have a higher sense of reasoning. Such are the reasons behind the

prosocial behaviors portrayed by adults to their enemies or other parties even after being

offended. It is also evident that in a learning scenario, the participants are always calm with

no sense of aggression to instill the knowledge into the learner rather than forcing them. This

is often the situation at most institutions and or programs aimed at educating the young.

(Word: 124)

5. Response

Reviewing all the three videos was quite hard, primarily to determine the level of

aggression and the number of prosocial behaviors in all of them. I learned that the intended

audience might affect the manner at which a program is recorded or composed then passed to

the audience. The purposes of poses programs or running programs that are available to

people also matter. A program meant for children may be aggressive if they are intended to

entertain but maybe calm if they intend to teach the young audience. People also act

differently based on their ages. Cartoons are meant to entertain the young audience and

involve a lot of aggression to draw their attention and glue them to the screen, which is

different from adult programs. (word: 126)

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