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Television and Behavior: Research Conclusions of the 1982 NIMH Report and Their Policy Implications.
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Rubinstein, Eli A. – American Psychologist, 1983
A review of recent studies on the effects of television viewing on behavior indicates that television has significantly influenced cognitive and affective child development, social behavior, social relationships, and health attitudes and practices. Researchers and the television industry must collaborate to maximize television's positive effects.…
Descriptors: Child Development, Childhood Attitudes, Children, Cognitive Development
A Matter of Form: Potentials for Young Viewers.
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Wright, John C.; Huston, Aletha C. – American Psychologist, 1983
Summarizes research findings on the structures, codes, and conventions of television as a communicative symbol, and on the effects of television on cognitive and social development. Suggests that television viewing can induce active cognitive processing, and that television can be a potent tool for teaching and communicating with young children.…
Descriptors: Attention, Childhood Interests, Children, Cognitive Processes
A Cultural and Educational Approach to the Problem of Violence. Report of the Committee on Culture and Education.
Council of Europe, Strasbourg (France). – 1983
This Council of Europe report on the problem of violence opens with two recommendations: (1) on cultural and educational means of reducing violence; and (2) on a European Award for Non-Violence. An explanatory memorandum provides a general introduction, and explains the report's focus on terrorism, violence in the media, violence and sport, and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aggression, Athletics, Censorship
Psychologists Look at Television: Cognitive, Developmental, Personality, and Social Policy Implications.
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Singer, Jerome L.; Singer, Dorothy G. – American Psychologist, 1983
Examines effects of the structure and content of television on children's cognitive, motor, and affective development, and discusses relationships between family life style and television viewing. Suggests that current television programs can have harmful effects on children, and presents proposals for interventions to expose children to more…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education