Web Research Assignment

Feb/ March 2018

The Psychology of Alfred Adler: Superiority, Inferiority, and Courage

The website belongs to two anonymous brothers with expressed interest to spread and

share knowledge regarding concepts and ideas ranging from subjects like philosophy to

psychology as well as various others. Eclectic thinkers such as Nietzsche, William

James, or Carl Jung are represented here. The website with its given content of videos

and articles lean to a scholarly approach, represented by various ideas and thinkers

alike, as with hints of activism directed at current prevailing issues within society such

as articles that commends on what propaganda is, or methods of social control. They

are directed towards the development of humanity, through espoused knowledge, and

the emphasis on the self-willed individual, and in turn community to better humanity.

This website by them has been last updated on the 28 of february 2018, where they had

worked on their most recent content video and article on the Shadow, an archetypical

concept of Carl Jung’s. It is however unfortunate that they do not have any reviewers

aside themselves who are content creators of their videos, website and articles.

Academy of Ideas. (2018). Retrieved from https://academyofideas.com/

Screen Violence and Real Violence: Understanding the Links

This article is written by an author to analyze the findings between movie violence and

real-life violence - to understand the contribution between these two factors. It is a

university based paper, published in 1995. It’s more on expertise point of write up

involving surveys and data analysis.

Huesmann, R. (1995). Screen violence & real violence: Understanding the links.

Auckland: Media Aware.

World War II’s Secret Weapon: Propaganda in Film

The website showcases different type movies that are played in the WW1 and WW2 in

the form of propaganda and influence towards the American, mostly in the positive view

of the war. It is a blog, magazine based write-up/ interest group. The website was last

updated on March 10, 2017. The paper is also focused on providing a general purpose

on the learning and finding of main facts, rather than research purpose.

Taylor,C. (2017, March 10). World War 2 Secret Weapon : Propaganda in Film.

Retrieved from https://the-artifice.com/world-war-ii-weapon-propaganda-film/

Effects of Violent Movies and Trait Hostility on Hostile Feelings and Aggressive

Thoughts
The article speaks about how violent media increases the aggressiveness in society.

The article was last updated in 1997. Source taken from google scholar. The source is

reviewed by an expert opinion because the authors are doctors and references are by

psychologist.

Anderson, C. A. (1997). Effects of violent movies and trait hostility on hostile feelings

and aggressive thoughts. Aggressive Behavior, 23(3), 161-178.

Effects of Televised Violence on Aggression

It was written by two professors from Iowa State University and the University of

Michigan. This literature PDF was last reviewed in the year 2001. It is a professional

review as the writers of this article were from well known universities.

Bushman, J. (2001) Effects of Televised Violence on Aggression. Retrieved from

http://www.rcgd.isr.umich.edu/aggr/articles/Huesmann/2001.Bushman&Huesmann.Effe

ctsofTelevisedViolenceonAggression.HandbkofChildren&theMedia.pdf

References

Academy of Ideas. (2018). Retrieved from https://academyofideas.com/

Anderson, C. A. (1997). Effects of violent movies and trait hostility on hostile feelings
 and aggressive thoughts. Aggressive Behavior, 23(3), 161-178.

Bushman, J. (2001) Effects of Televised Violence on Aggression. Retrieved from

http://www.rcgd.isr.umich.edu/aggr/articles/Huesmann/2001.Bushman&Huesman

n.EffectsofTelevisedViolenceonAggression.HandbkofChildren&theMedia.pdf

Huesmann, R. (1995). Screen violence & real violence: Understanding the links.

Auckland: Media Aware.

Taylor,C. (2017, March 10). World War 2 Secret Weapon : Propaganda in Film.

Retrieved from https://the-artifice.com/world-war-ii-weapon-propaganda-film/