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	<title>VG Researcher - Psychology</title>
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	<description>Video game research review from a person with a B.A. psychology</description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 21:15:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Book Opinion: Grand Theft Childhood</title>
		<link>http://vgresearcher.wordpress.com/2008/05/05/book-opinion-grand-theft-childhood/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 21:12:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wai Yen Tang</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Video games]]></category>

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I was reluctant in buying that book because some of the content were already known to me and I had access to their published journal articles. So I could’ve saved some money. However, the book contained valuable information that raised eyebrows and some surprising opinions from various experts. The book was well written for a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bloodlust spell from bloody video games (Barlett et al., 2008)</title>
		<link>http://vgresearcher.wordpress.com/2008/04/14/bloodlust-spell-from-bloody-video-games-barlett-et-al-2008/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:43:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wai Yen Tang</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Aggression]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There are a variety of choices for my latest post and things I should do:
1- My comparison of the Byron Report with the NIMF’s and other reports, mainly on the presentation of the research on video games and their recommendations.
2- My post on the connection between violent video games and violent behaviours of people, i.e. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Playing violent video games and aggressive political opinions (Eyal et al., 2006)</title>
		<link>http://vgresearcher.wordpress.com/2008/04/03/playing-violent-video-games-and-aggressive-political-opinions-eyal-et-al-2006/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:53:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wai Yen Tang</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Aggression]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cognitive Psychology]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Reasons why I shouldn&#8217;t be writing this blog at this moment:


Writing my draft for my thesis paper


Writing my detailed opinion piece on the Byron Report (due last week)


Writing my seminar paper


Finding a part-time job


But the one reason I&#8217;m writing is because I&#8217;m worried that I would forget the eureka moment I had during my seminar [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Relations between violent video games, family violence or intrinsic violence motivation (Ferguson et al., 2008)</title>
		<link>http://vgresearcher.wordpress.com/2008/03/25/relations-between-violent-video-games-family-violence-or-intrinsic-violence-motivation-ferguson-et-al-2008/</link>
		<comments>http://vgresearcher.wordpress.com/2008/03/25/relations-between-violent-video-games-family-violence-or-intrinsic-violence-motivation-ferguson-et-al-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:39:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wai Yen Tang</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Aggression]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Developmental Psychology]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[WHY at this time?! I have my thesis presentation due tomorrow, my draft paper due the day after and now Brandon Erickson posted a paper by Christopher Ferguson, whose growing presence in my Video Game Psych-Research library is getting my full attention. But why at this time?!
Someone at gamepolitics.com mentioned getting a copy of the paper, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Longitudinal study on internet and video game use and psychosocial predictors (Willoughby, 2008)</title>
		<link>http://vgresearcher.wordpress.com/2008/03/14/longitudinal-study-on-internet-and-video-game-use-and-psychosocial-predictors-willoughby-2008/</link>
		<comments>http://vgresearcher.wordpress.com/2008/03/14/longitudinal-study-on-internet-and-video-game-use-and-psychosocial-predictors-willoughby-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:52:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wai Yen Tang</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Developmental Psychology]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Video games]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If I knew someone at Brock University was studying media psychology, I would have applied grad studies there&#8230; Why did I miss her?! Maybe I should contact her to see if anyone else is also interested in media psychology. 
Abstract
Prevalence, frequency, and psychosocial predictors of Internet and computer game use were assessed with 803 male and 788 female adolescents [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Role of violent video games in adolescent boys&#8217; development (Olson et al., 2008)</title>
		<link>http://vgresearcher.wordpress.com/2008/03/03/role-of-violent-video-games-in-adolescent-boys-development-olson-et-al-2008/</link>
		<comments>http://vgresearcher.wordpress.com/2008/03/03/role-of-violent-video-games-in-adolescent-boys-development-olson-et-al-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wai Yen Tang</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Developmental Psychology]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Now at gamepolitics.com, Cheryl K. Olson and colleague Lawrence A. Kutner, had a book that&#8217;s going to be published in April and a lot of the commentators seem so excited over news that support their beliefs about violent video game effects. Well, I&#8217;m not really excited, just interested to hear what she and her colleagues has to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parents&#8217; and boys&#8217; opinions on video game play (Kutner et al., 2008)</title>
		<link>http://vgresearcher.wordpress.com/2008/03/03/parents-and-boys-opinion-on-video-game-play-kutner-et-al-2008/</link>
		<comments>http://vgresearcher.wordpress.com/2008/03/03/parents-and-boys-opinion-on-video-game-play-kutner-et-al-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:25:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wai Yen Tang</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Developmental Psychology]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://vgresearcher.wordpress.com/?p=45</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Now at gamepolitics.com, Cheryl K. Olson and colleague Lawrence A. Kutner, had a book that&#8217;s going to be published in April and a lot of the commentators seem so excited over news that support their beliefs about violent video game effects. Well, I&#8217;m not really excited, just interested to hear what she and her colleagues has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Factors correlated with violent video games use by teenage boys and girls (Olson et al., 2007)</title>
		<link>http://vgresearcher.wordpress.com/2008/03/03/factors-correlated-with-violent-video-games-use-by-teenage-boys-and-girls-olson-et-al-2007/</link>
		<comments>http://vgresearcher.wordpress.com/2008/03/03/factors-correlated-with-violent-video-games-use-by-teenage-boys-and-girls-olson-et-al-2007/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:12:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wai Yen Tang</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Developmental Psychology]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://vgresearcher.wordpress.com/?p=44</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Now at gamepolitics.com, Cheryl K. Olson and colleague Lawrence A. Kutner, had a book that&#8217;s going to be published in April and a lot of the commentators seem so excited over news that support their beliefs about violent video game effects. Well, I&#8217;m not really excited, just interested to hear what she and her colleagues has to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Comparison study among children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and video games (Bioulac et al., 2008)</title>
		<link>http://vgresearcher.wordpress.com/2008/03/01/comparison-study-among-children-with-attention-deficithyperactivity-disorder-and-video-games-bioulac-et-al-2008/</link>
		<comments>http://vgresearcher.wordpress.com/2008/03/01/comparison-study-among-children-with-attention-deficithyperactivity-disorder-and-video-games-bioulac-et-al-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2008 15:58:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wai Yen Tang</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Abnormal psychology]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I decided to post at least one abstract of a journal article per week that relates to video games, no matter how insignificant it might be. Of course, since I&#8217;m still an undergrad student, so I won&#8217;t have time to make my summary and comments. But anyone with access to the original article can contribute, just leave a comment if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Graduate school response #2</title>
		<link>http://vgresearcher.wordpress.com/2008/02/29/graduate-school-response-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:14:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wai Yen Tang</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Video games]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Now I&#8217;m truly fucked, I got my rejection letter from the psychology department at the University of Michigan. So it seems I won&#8217;t research video game effects on aggressive behaviours.
Now I only have one grad school left to hear from. Ryerson University, my last backup grad school left. If you&#8217;re reading this and you&#8217;re a [...]]]></description>
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