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Peer reviewedMcGhee, Paul E. – Journal of Communication, 1976
Recounts a study designed to determine the age at which sex differences first begin to appear and relates various aspects of children's behavior to the level of humor responsiveness. (MH)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Children, Humor
Peer reviewedHuston, Aletha C.; And Others – Journal of Communication, 1981
Presents a taxonomy of formal features of television and examines ways in which these features are used in current productions for children. Coding categories for formal features include action, pace, visual events, and auditory features. Concludes that commercial producers stress formal features as much or more than content. (PD)
Descriptors: Animation, Cartoons, Children, Childrens Television
