Children's Media Use Flashcards

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4 key theories in media research

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  1. Displacement hypothesis
  2. Goldilocks hypothesis
  3. Transfer deficit
  4. Stimulation hypothesis
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Displacement hypothesis suggests that media use…

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May take away time from other beneficial activities

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Displacement Hypothesis

Lack of engagement with a beneficial activity

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Is associated with worse outcomes

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Displacement Hypothesis

The theory only works if we assume that if the child wasn’t watching TV….

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They would be engaging in beneficial activities

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5
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Displacement Hypothesis

Assumes a negative _______ relationship

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Monotonic

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Goldilocks Hypothesis

Stipulates moderate technology use is not

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Intrinsically harmful

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Goldilocks Hypothesis

Stipulates _______ technology use is not intrinsically harmful

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Moderate

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Goldilocks Hypothesis

Stipulates too much technology use may

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Displace meaningful activities

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Goldilocks Hypothesis

Stipulates too LITTLE technology use may

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Result in missing important information/skills

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Pryzbylski + Weinstein (2017) support the Goldilocks Hypothesis, stating that moderate media use

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In adolescents is NOT harmful

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Pryzbylski + Weinstein (2017) support the __________, stating that moderate media use is not harmful

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Goldilocks hypothesis

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12
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Transfer deficit

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The phenomenon where children learn more from LIVE INTERACTIONS than 2D media

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13
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One example of a paradigm testing transfer deficit?

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Children watch 2D demonstration

Asked to complete 3D version of task

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Children watch 2D demonstration
Asked to complete 3D version of task

Failure to complete this task is seen as

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Transfer deficit

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15
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One explanation for transfer deficit

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Change in modality (from perceptual to physical) is COGNITIVELY DEMANDING

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16
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Barr, 2010 (Transfer deficit)

________ on memory flexibility may play a role in transfer deficit

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Age-related constraints

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Transfer Deficit

The ability to transfer information could be moderated by (1) and (2)

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  1. Type of media

2. Context of media (e.g. co-use with parents)

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Transfer Deficit

Methodological issue

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Relies on transferring between 2D and 3D

We don’t know how children can transfer general skills

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Stimulation Hypothesis stipulates that media is beneficial/harmful

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Beneficial

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Stimulation Hypothesis

Suggests media content is incorporated…

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Into play/creative ideas

Leads to increased quality/quantity

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Stimulation Hypothesis

Could be interpreted as “……..” between digital and non-digital play

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Blurring the boundaries

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22
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Subbotsky, Hysted +Jones (2010) (Harry Potter)

4-6 year olds who watched HP…

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Performed better in creativity tests

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Subbotsky, Hysted + Jones (2010) (Harry Potter)
4-6 year olds who watched HP performed better in creativity tests.

What hypothesis does this support?

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Stimulation hypothesis

24
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Subbotsky, Hysted + Jones (2010) (Harry Potter)

However, when might content not be beneficial?

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If it is negative i.e. fighting

25
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Harrison + Williams (1986)

RQ (2)

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  1. Diffs between non-TV + TV communities?

2. Does TV affect creativity?

26
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Harrison + Williams (1986)

Method

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Natural experiment in 3 communities

Over 2 years

27
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Harrison + Williams (1986)

What were the cross sectional findings?

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DT higher in community with no TV

28
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Harrison + Williams (1986)

What were the longitudinal findings?

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DT lower after introduction of TV

Dropped to same level as other communities

29
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Harrison + Williams (1986)

Which process occurred here?

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Displacement

30
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Harrison + Williams (1986)

Displacement occurred because…

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TV replaced DT-beneficial activities

31
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Wright et al., (2001)

RQ: How do TV programmes

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Relate to intellectual development in L/M SES children?

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Wright et al., (2001)

Participants

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2 cohorts (2-5 + 4-7)

L/M SES

33
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Wright et al., (2001)

Method

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Diaries of TV-viewing for 3 years + intellectual tests

34
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Wright et al., (2001)

What were the findings for television shows designed for GENERAL AUDIENCES?

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Lower performance on school-related skills

35
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Wright et al., (2001)

What were the findings for EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES, i.e. Sesame Street?

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Better school-related skills (word, number, vocab + school readiness)

36
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Wright et al., (2001)

Conclusion: which TV content is more beneficial?

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Educational content

Low/moderate SES background children

37
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2 core studies on TV

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Harrison + Williams (1986)

Wright et al., (2001)

38
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3 key studies on Touchscreens

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Christakis (2014)
Huber et al., (2016)
Zack + Barr (2016)

39
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Christakis (2014) on touchscreens

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TS’s have a number of features meaning they are closer to real-world play

40
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Huber et al., (2016)

RQ (2)

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  1. Do 4-6 year olds improve at at a task after practicing on a touchscreen?
  2. Does task modality affect performance?
41
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Huber et al., (2016)

Method

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Tower of Hanoi task

42
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Huber et al., (2016)

Findings

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Performance improved REGARDLESS of practice modality! (IRL or touchscreen)

43
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Huber et al., (2016)

Why might children have learnt equally well from the touchscreen?

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Interactivity made it an active learning experience

44
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Zack + Barr (2016)

RQ: Does interaction quality….

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Predict infant’s transfer success?

45
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Zack + Barr (2016)

Participants

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50 mothers and 50 (15m) infants

46
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Zack + Barr (2016)

Method

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Mums had 5 mins to explain touchscreen button works same as IRL button

47
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Zack + Barr (2016)

Findings

Interactional quality…

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Predicted infant transfer success

48
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Zack + Barr (2016)

Findings:

High quality interaction =

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19x more likely to complete task

49
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Zack + Barr (2016)

Mothers play an important ________ role in transfer

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Scaffolding

50
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Zack + Barr (2016)

Concluded

What is critical for infant learning?

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Input from engaged/responsive social partner

51
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American Academy of Paediatrics

What is the 2x2 rule based on?

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Idea of displacement

52
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American Academy of Paediatrics

What is the 2x2 rule

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< 2 = no screens

> 2 = max 2 hrs

53
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Zimmerman, Christakis + Meltzoff (2007)

Found negative association between…

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Baby videos (baby Einstein) and language development in 6-16 months

54
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Ferguson + Donnellan (2014)

Method:

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Reanalysed Zimmerman data

Found pos. relationship between lang. development and videos