Psychology 2040A/B Lecture Notes - Prosocial Behavior, Effective Schools, Social Inequality
19 Nov 2013
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>98% canadian homes have 1+ tv sets. By age 18, more time spent watching tv than any other activity than sleeping. Notel study: gave a rural town cable. Before children higher in creativity and reading than canadian peers with tv access. After children reading and creativity declined compared to peers. Advantages and disadvantages overall (not that tv is bad itself) Tv takes away time from other activities not that tv itself is inherently bad. As long as tv viewing is not excessive, no deficiencies caused by watching tv. Can learn a lot from educational programming. Television literacy: the ability to understand how information is conveyed on tv and to properly interpret this information. Only pay attention to fast action; direct attention during slower scenes. Remember actions rather than goals (what actually happened rather than why) fictional aspect not understood: view tv as an accurate portrayal of everyday events. Middle childhood and adolescence interpret production features: cuts, zooms, fade-outs, etc.
