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Peer reviewedAnderson, Daniel R.; Levin, Stephen R. – Child Development, 1976
This study analyzed 1- to 4-year-old children's attention to television as a function of age, sex, and the presence or absence of a number of relatively simple auditory and visual characteristics of a TV program. (Author/JMB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attention, Preschool Children, Sex Differences
Peer reviewedLevin, Stephen R.; And Others – Child Development, 1982
The ability of 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old children to correctly identify videotaped segments as programs or commercials was examined. Results indicate that, when a task requiring minimal verbal response is used, preschoolers demonstrate an awareness of commercials as distinct from programs. (Author/MP)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Age Differences, Preschool Children, Programing (Broadcast)
