Another idea, by Craig A. Anderson and Brad J. Bushman (2001) this research was suggests that playing video games can increase aggressive behavior. Particularly for violent video games and violent video games increased aggressive thoughts in males and females, in children and adults, and this research has been experimental, that demonstrating a causal link between exposure to violent video games and aggressive cognition. Therefore, violent video games may increase aggression in the short term by increasing aggressive thoughts and playing violent video games also decreases prosocial behavior.