PSY 452 – Experimental Psychology
Content Analysis Instructions
To better understand the concept of non-experimental designs, be sure to read all the assigned readings for
this Topic before beginning the assignment:
1. For this assignment, you will watch three television shows from the genres listed below and analyze
them for verbal and physical violence portrayed in the show. Choose a show that fits the following
genres:
a. Situation comedy
b. Cartoon
c. Drama
Tally Sheet
1. On the Tally Sheet template below, tally the number of times you see a mode of aggression on the
selected program.
a. Rate the overall violence using a 5-point scale from 1 (not at all violent) to 5 (extremely
violent).
2. Collapse your data within each program category.
3. Determine the average number of acts per program hour for each mode of aggression.
4. Determine the average violence for each program and compare the prominent modes of aggression
across the programs.
, Program #1 Program #2 Program #3
Program Name Drama Show: Grey’s Situational Comedy Cartoon Show: Kim
Anatomy Show: Friends Possible
Time/Date July 25th, 2022 July 27th, 2022 July 27th, 2022
11:00am 7:00pm 8:00pm
Length in Minutes 45 minutes 31 minutes 30 minutes
Number of Acts 1 0 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1
involving: Count: 1 Count: N/A Count: 10
1. Violence to Body
2. Use of Weapon 0 0 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,
Count: N/A Count: N/A 1,1
Count: 15
3. Physical Threat 1 0 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1
Count: 1 Count: N/A Count: 12
4. Verbal Threat 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1 1,1,1 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,
Count: 12 Count: 3 1
Count: 14
5. Sarcasm or 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1 1,1,1,1,1,1 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1
Symbolism Count: 9 Count: 6 Count: 11
Total number of Total Count: 28 Total Count: 12 Total Count: 76
Aggressive Acts
Overall Violence Rate: 2 2 3
1 (none) to 5 (extremely
violent)
Average: 4.6 Average: 1.8 Average: 12.4
Content Analysis Instructions
To better understand the concept of non-experimental designs, be sure to read all the assigned readings for
this Topic before beginning the assignment:
1. For this assignment, you will watch three television shows from the genres listed below and analyze
them for verbal and physical violence portrayed in the show. Choose a show that fits the following
genres:
a. Situation comedy
b. Cartoon
c. Drama
Tally Sheet
1. On the Tally Sheet template below, tally the number of times you see a mode of aggression on the
selected program.
a. Rate the overall violence using a 5-point scale from 1 (not at all violent) to 5 (extremely
violent).
2. Collapse your data within each program category.
3. Determine the average number of acts per program hour for each mode of aggression.
4. Determine the average violence for each program and compare the prominent modes of aggression
across the programs.
, Program #1 Program #2 Program #3
Program Name Drama Show: Grey’s Situational Comedy Cartoon Show: Kim
Anatomy Show: Friends Possible
Time/Date July 25th, 2022 July 27th, 2022 July 27th, 2022
11:00am 7:00pm 8:00pm
Length in Minutes 45 minutes 31 minutes 30 minutes
Number of Acts 1 0 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1
involving: Count: 1 Count: N/A Count: 10
1. Violence to Body
2. Use of Weapon 0 0 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,
Count: N/A Count: N/A 1,1
Count: 15
3. Physical Threat 1 0 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1
Count: 1 Count: N/A Count: 12
4. Verbal Threat 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1 1,1,1 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,
Count: 12 Count: 3 1
Count: 14
5. Sarcasm or 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1 1,1,1,1,1,1 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1
Symbolism Count: 9 Count: 6 Count: 11
Total number of Total Count: 28 Total Count: 12 Total Count: 76
Aggressive Acts
Overall Violence Rate: 2 2 3
1 (none) to 5 (extremely
violent)
Average: 4.6 Average: 1.8 Average: 12.4
