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Abelman, Robert – Television & Children, 1984
Describes television production techniques used to convey nonverbal messages to viewers (laugh tracks, flashbacks, zooms to close-ups, voice-overs, time continuity) and presents selections from interviews with five- to nine-year-old children to demonstrate that the understanding of these telegenic nonverbals is a learned phenomenon. Implications…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Cues, Media Literacy
