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Claxton, Laura J.; Ponto, Katelyn C. – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2013
Children's television programming frequently uses interactive characters that appear to directly engage the viewers. These characters encourage children to answer questions and perform actions to help the characters solve problems in the televised world. Children readily engage in these interactions; however, it is unclear why they do so. To…
Descriptors: Computers, Interaction, Programming (Broadcast), Childrens Television