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Nathanson, Amy I.; Aladé, Fashina; Sharp, Molly L.; Rasmussen, Eric E.; Christy, Katheryn – Developmental Psychology, 2014
This study investigated the relations between television exposure during the preschool years and the development of executive function (EF). Data were gathered from 107 parents of preschoolers who provided information on children's television viewing, background television exposure, exposure to specific televised content, and the age at which…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Television Viewing, Mass Media Effects, Preschool Children
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Walker, Caren M.; Walker, Lisa B.; Ganea, Patricia A. – Developmental Psychology, 2013
Extensive exposure to representational media is common for infants in Western culture, and previous research has shown that soon after their 1st birthday, infants can acquire and extend new information from pictures to real objects. Here we explore the extent to which lack of exposure to pictures during infancy affects children's learning from…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Transfer of Training, Foreign Countries, Infants
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Einav, Shiri; Hood, Bruce M. – Developmental Psychology, 2008
This study examined whether the well-documented adult tendency to perceive gaze aversion as a lying cue is also evident in children. In Experiment 1, 6-year-olds, 9-year-olds, and adults were shown video vignettes of speakers who either maintained or avoided eye contact while answering an interviewer's questions. Participants evaluated whether the…
Descriptors: Stimuli, Nonverbal Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Gender Differences