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Cartoon Violence: Is It as Detrimental to Preschoolers as We Think?
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Peters, Kristen M.; Blumberg, Fran C. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2002
Critically reviews research on effects of cartoon violence on children's moral understanding and behavior to enable early childhood educators and parents to make informed decisions about what constitutes potentially harmful television viewing. Focuses on preschoolers' limited comprehension of television content and relatively sophisticated moral…
Descriptors: Cartoons, Cognitive Development, Comprehension, Developmental Stages