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How Pronutrition Television Programming Affects Children's Dietary Habits.
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Peterson, Polly; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1984
Investigates the effects of pronutrition television programing on kindergarteners' nutritional knowledge, food preferences, and eating habits. Children were exposed to ten 20-minute videotapes over a period of 10 class days. Results suggest that children learned the nutrition concepts presented but failed to change food preference or consumption.…
Descriptors: Kindergarten Children, Knowledge Level, Nutrition Instruction, Primary Education
Sex Role Stereotyping in Children's Television Programs
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Sternglanz, Sarah H.; Serbin, Lisa A. – Developmental Psychology, 1974
An observational analysis of the male and female role models presented on 10 commercially produced children's programs revealed striking sex differences in (1) the number of roles portrayed; (2) the behaviors portrayed; and (3) the behavior consequences experienced. Possible implications related to stereotyped sex role development are discussed.…
Descriptors: Children, Programing (Broadcast), Punishment, Recognition
Form and Content: Looking at Visual Features of Television.
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Schmitt, Kelly L.; Anderson, Daniel R.; Collins, Patricia A. – Developmental Psychology, 1999
Recorded home television viewing of 2-, 5-, 8-, 12-year olds, and adults on time-lapse videotapes over 10-day period. Found that cuts, movement, and overt purposeful character behavior were positively related to viewer's looking behavior, independent of child versus adult programming. Associations with looking behavior for other features depended…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Children, Childrens Television
Pace and Continuity of Television Programs: Effects on Children's Attention and Comprehension.
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Wright, 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
Children's Comprehension of Televised Formal Features with Masculine and Feminine Connotations.
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Huston, Aletha C. – Developmental Psychology, 1984
Children from grades one through six judged commercially produced advertisements, specially produced "pseudocommercials," and verbal descriptions as better suited to advertise a feminine or masculine sex-typed toy. Comprehension of sex-typed connotations was predicted by home television viewing patterns but not by general knowledge of sex…
Descriptors: Childrens Television, Comprehension, Developmental Stages, Elementary Education
Young Children's Perceptions of Television Reality: Determinants and Developmental Differences.
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Wright, John C.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1994
Five and seven year olds were able to correctly distinguish between factual and fictional television programs and test clips, based upon genre of program, production features, content. Age and vocabulary scores predicted accuracy of factuality judgments, but television viewing history did not. Older children understood better than younger ones…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Broadcast Television, Childhood Attitudes, Early Childhood Education
How Young Children Spend Their Time: Television and Other Activities.
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Huston, Aletha C.; Wright, John C.; Marquis, Janet; Green, Samuel B. – Developmental Psychology, 1999
Examined television viewing over three years among two cohorts of 2- and 4-year olds. Found that viewing declined with age. With age, time in reading and educational activities increased on weekdays but declined on weekends, and sex differences in time-use patterns increased. Increased time in educational activities, social interaction, and video…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Behavior, Cohort Analysis, Context Effect