PSYC 2110 Study Guide - Sociometric Status, Cyberbullying, Social Inequality
3 Dec 2012
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Ch 17: extrafamilial influences: tv, computers, school and peers. Extrafamilial influence: social agencies other than the family that influence a child"s abc development. In moderate doses, tv has not shown to cause a decline on a child"s cognitive or social dev; what is more important is what the children are watching and if they interpret what they see. 2 year olds show a video deficit: they learn less from tv models then from human interaction. Children younger then 8-9 enjoy tv for the zooms, loud noise and fast-paced axn they will turn away when they see adults or a quiet setting. Children and adolescence who watch a lot of violent tv are more likely to be aggressive and hostile among their peers. The effect of the violence and tv is also reciprocal, so by being more aggressive, these children are also more likely to continue watching more violent tv (which promotes further aggression)
