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ERIC Number: EJ129917
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1975
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Effects of a Prosocial Televised Example on Children's Helping
Sprafkin, Joyce N.; And Others
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 20, 1, 119-126, Aug 75
The possibility that regularly broadcast entertainment television programs can facilitate prosocial behavior in children was investigated. First graders exposed to prosocial altruistic episodes demonstrated more helping behaviors in a real-life context than control children did. (GO)
Descriptors: Altruism, Elementary School Students, Observational Learning, Prosocial Behavior, Television Viewing
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