The Effects of Background Television on the Toy Play Behavior of Very Young Children
The Effects of Background Television on the Toy Play Behavior of Very Young Children
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Malden, USA: Blackwell Publishing Inc
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English
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Malden, USA: Blackwell Publishing Inc
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This experiment tests the hypothesis that background, adult television is a disruptive influence on very young children's behavior. Fifty 12-, 24-, and 36-month-olds played with a variety of toys for 1 hr. For half of the hour, a game show played in the background on a monaural TV set. During the other half hour, the TV was off. The children looked...
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The Effects of Background Television on the Toy Play Behavior of Very Young Children
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_57302357
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_57302357
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0009-3920
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1467-8624
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10.1111/j.1467-8624.2008.01180.x
