Do Young Children Think of Television Images as Pictures or Real Objects?.

Flavell, John H.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ418706

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Publication Date: 1990

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Do Young Children Think of Television Images as Pictures or Real Objects?

Flavell, John H.; And Others

Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, v34 n4 p399-419 Fall 1990

Reports on the results of three studies that investigated whether three- and four-year olds interpret television images as mere pictorial representations of objects or as real physically present objects. Children's developmental differences are discussed, and a developmental sequence of understanding television reality is presented. (28 references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Correlation, Developmental Stages, Interpretive Skills, Preschool Children, Television Research, Television Viewing

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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