Chapter 15 - Program 21

Question 1

3-4 year olds watch a average?

Answer 1

25 hours of tv/week and can be up to 54

Question 2

at what age are they relating events together and understanding motivation?

Answer 2

8-9

Question 3

mechanisms for the ways that TV has an effect ?

Answer 3

direct imitation - children learn how to solve problems by seeing how adults on TV solve them

Question 4

all tv can be positive or negative…

Answer 4

all tv is educational- it just depends on what you want to watch

Question 5

violence on tv affect children?

Answer 5

on average, children who watch aggressive TV will act differently as a result, and this difference is usually in the direction of acting more aggressively themselves