Name Christopher Ferguson | Role Psychologist | |
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Christopher J. Ferguson is an American psychologist who serves as a professor and co-chair of psychology at Stetson University in Florida. He previously served as an associate professor of psychology and criminal justice at Texas A&M International University. In 2014, he was named a fellow of the American Psychological Association.
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Education
Ferguson received his B.A. in psychology from Stetson University, his M.S. in developmental psychology from Florida International University, and his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Central Florida.
Research and views
Ferguson is known for publishing studies disputing the link between video games and violent behavior. He has argued that violent video games have remained popular even while youth violence has fallen to a 40-year low. In 2008, Ferguson criticized a study published by Craig A. Anderson that found a link between violent video games and aggression. Ferguson stated, in a letter to the editor of Pediatrics, that the study suffered from "weak results" and "misleading conclusions." Ferguson published a study in 2014 which found that although there was a correlation between media violence and homicide rates for the mid-20th-century, this correlation broke down after the 1950s.