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however. The dramatic effect of filmed depictions on what children find appropriate has been a
source of great distress for those concerned with frequent depictions of violence and aggression on
television (Eron Il{ Huesmann, 1985). Although the consequences of media violence on the aggressive
actions of viewers are far from simple, the result of a review of 28 different experiments on the topic
is compelling. After watching others act aggressively (versus nonagressively) on film, children and
adolescents became more aggressive in their own personal situations (Wood, Wong, Il{ Chachere,
1991). More recently, as concern in the United States has risen regarding the levels of obesity due to
poor nutrition, health officials have worried that advertising depictions of fast food consumption in
the media might spur poor nutritional choices by virtue of a social proof effect: "If everybody in the