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Whites act more aggressively after they play as black avatars
March 25, 2014 by NewsBot
What happens when white video game players see themselves as black characters in a violent game?A new study suggests some disturbing answers: It makes the white players act more aggressively after the game is over, have stronger explicit negative attitudes toward blacks and display stronger implicit attitudes linking blacks to weapons.