Battling Jurassic Park: From a Fascination with Violence toward Constructive Knowledge.

Cain, Beverlyn; Bohrer, Cynthia

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ERIC Number: EJ554445

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1997

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Battling Jurassic Park: From a Fascination with Violence toward Constructive Knowledge.

Cain, Beverlyn; Bohrer, Cynthia

Young Children, v52 n7 p71-73 Nov 1997

Studied preschool children's inability to distinguish fantasy from fact utilizing the case of the popular movie Jurassic Park and the subsequent false information children obtained about dinosaurs. Described attempts made by teachers to address the resultant aggressive behavior and false knowledge gained and replace it with constructive knowledge. (SD)

Descriptors: Aggression, Audience Response, Behavior Development, Child Behavior, Dinosaurs, Fantasy, Films, Knowledge Level, Mass Media Role, Preschool Education, Violence

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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