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ERIC Number: EJ351592
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Mental Models of Text and Film: A Multidimensional Scaling Analysis.
Rowell, Jack A.; Moss, Peter D.
Educational Psychology, v6 n4 p321-33 1986
Reports results of experiment to determine whether mental models are constructed of interrelationships and cross-relationships of character attributions drawn in themes of novels and films. The study used "Animal Farm" in print and cartoon forms. Results demonstrated validity of multidimensional scaling for representing both media. Proposes use of multidimensional scaling techniques as supplement to the standard essay book report. (JDH)
Descriptors: Essays, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Literature Appreciation, Mass Media, Multidimensional Scaling
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Australia