The Cultivation Theory states that television exposure can lead to changes in a person's beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors over time.

Catharsis is the idea that watching violence on television can actually reduce aggressive behavior by providing a safe outlet for these feelings.

The National Television Violence Study was a comprehensive study of the relationship between television violence and aggression in children.

There is no consistent evidence that child's gender moderates the effects of television violence on children.

The Mean World Syndrome states that people who watch a lot of television are more likely to believe that the world is a dangerous place, even if their own personal experiences do not support this belief.

Television can contribute to the Mean World Syndrome by making people more aware of the dangers that exist in the world, but it does not provide people with a sense of control over their environment.

The Agenda-Setting Theory states that television can influence people's political beliefs and attitudes by determining which issues they think are important.

Television can influence people's political beliefs and attitudes by making them more aware of political issues, but it does not provide people with a sense of control over their political environment.

The Consumer Socialization Theory states that television can influence people's consumer behavior by teaching them about products and services, and by shaping their attitudes and beliefs about consumption.

Television can influence people's consumer behavior by showing them advertisements for products and services, by making them more aware of the latest trends, and by providing them with information about products and services, but it does not make people more aware of the dangers of consumerism.

The Television Health Model states that television can influence people's health behavior by providing them with information about health, by shaping their attitudes and beliefs about health, and by motivating them to take action to improve their health.

Television can influence people's health behavior by making them more aware of the dangers of unhealthy behaviors, by providing them with information about healthy behaviors, and by making them more aware of the benefits of healthy behaviors, but it does not show people advertisements for unhealthy products.

The Television Environmental Model states that television can influence people's environmental behavior by providing them with information about the environment, by shaping their attitudes and beliefs about the environment, and by motivating them to take action to protect the environment.

Television can influence people's environmental behavior by making them more aware of the dangers of environmental degradation, by providing them with information about environmentally friendly behaviors, and by making them more aware of the benefits of environmentally friendly behaviors, but it does not show people advertisements for environmentally friendly products.

The Television Social Model states that television can influence people's social behavior by providing them with information about social norms, by shaping their attitudes and beliefs about social behavior, and by motivating them to take action to improve their social behavior.

Television can influence people's social behavior by making them more aware of the dangers of antisocial behavior, by providing them with information about prosocial behaviors, and by making them more aware of the benefits of prosocial behaviors, but it does not show people advertisements for products that are associated with social status.