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>>There IS also a wealth of natural experimental evidence that
demonstrates
>>effects expected by disinhibition - which you can also dismiss
because >>not
>>all variables are controlled for - precisely because they are
conducted >>in
>>the real world.
<Classic one being the well documented spikes that occur in suicides
right
> after the suicide of some public person.>
>
These have been discussed previously on the list. Showing a
correlation does not show a causal relationship, and the way that "classic"
study represented the data was to suggest a high level of insidious media
power, which is highly disputable. Let's just say that Phillips' work is
not top of the list of recommended reading on media effects units on media
studies courses.
Vincent
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