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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
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Singer, Vivienne I.; And Others – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 1991
Discusses the therapeutic benefits of reminiscence group therapy with the elderly. Includes a brief literature review and a description of a reminiscence group. Provides counselors with a feasible technique when working with the elderly. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Group Therapy, Older Adults, Outcomes of Treatment
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Long, Debra L.; Lea, R. Brooke – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2005
The last decade of research in text processing has been marked by a debate between opposing views of comprehension: One side emphasizes discourse processing from the bottom-up, the other from the top-down. A central focus of the debate has been the principle of "search after meaning," posited by the top-down, constructionist approach (Graesser,…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Constructivism (Learning)