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Peer reviewedWakshlag, Jacob; And Others – Human Communication Research, 1983
Found that (1) persons who were more apprehensive about crime demonstrated a greater avoidance of drama featuring victimization than persons less apprehensive about crime and (2) persons who were made apprehensive about crime demonstrated a greater preference for drama featuring just resolutions. (PD)
Descriptors: Anxiety, College Students, Crime, Fear
Peer reviewedArmstrong, G. Blake; Greenberg, Bradley S. – Human Communication Research, 1990
Argues that television, when used as a secondary activity, interferes with performance on otherwise intellectually demanding tasks. Examines performance on seven different cognitive processing tests for respondents in four television-viewing conditions and a no-TV control group. Finds significant performance decrements for measures of reading…
Descriptors: Audience Response, Cognitive Processes, Communication Research, Higher Education
