Predicting Cognitive and Behavioral Effects of Gangsta Rap

Journal/Book: Basic Appl Soc Psychol. 1995; 16: 365 Broadway, Hillsdale, NJ 07642-1487. Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc Inc. 43-52.

Abstract: This article comments on Johnson, Jackson, and Gatto (this issue) and Zillmann et al. (this issue), each of which demonstrates effects from a brief exposure to ''gangsta rap'' music videos. Results from both experiments suggest that the social themes contained in rap music videos can produce potent and predictable effects on viewers' subsequent impressions and social judgments through the mechanism of cognitive priming. A critical examination of the strengths and weaknesses of both experiments - and resultant limitations to generalizability - is offered.

Note: Article CH Hansen, Oakland Univ, Dept Psychol, Rochester, MI 48309 USA

Keyword(s): ROCK-MUSIC VIDEOS; HEAVY-METAL; ANTISOCIAL-BEHAVIOR; VIOLENCE; SEX; ADOLESCENTS; ROLL

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