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Peer reviewedPotts, Richard; And Others – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1986
Reports on an experiment that examined the independent effects of television content (violence) and television formal features (action) on preschool boys' attention to programs and their postviewing social behavior. Shows rapid character action facilitated visual attention to the programs and that television action level had no systematic effects…
Descriptors: Aggression, Attention Span, Behavior Patterns, Males
Peer reviewedAnderson, Daniel R.; And Others – Child Development, 1986
Decribes age trends in television viewing time and visual attention of children and adults videotaped in their homes for 10-day periods. Shows that the increase in visual attention to television during the preschool years is consistent with the theory that television program comprehensibility is a major determinant of attention in young children.…
Descriptors: Adaptation Level Theory, Adults, Age Differences, Attention Span
Peer reviewedWright, John C; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1984
Measures children's attention to television programs varying in pace and continuity and assesses recall of the temporal sequence of program events. Attention and comprehension covaried more in animated than in live shows. Age, continuity, and pace effects on recall were not fully accounted for by their effects on attention. (Author/AS)
Descriptors: Attention Span, Childrens Television, Elementary Education, Kindergarten Children
