The recent proliferation of reality-based television programs highlighting cosmetic surgery has raised concerns that such programming promotes unrealistic expectations of plastic surgery and increases the desire of viewers to undergo such procedures. In Study 1, a survey of 170 young adults indicated little relationship between cosmetic surgery…

This study assessed the social validity of behavioral techniques (i.e., pivotal response treatment) used with a child diagnosed with autism as viewed on an episode of the "Super Nanny" [Frost, J. (Host). (2005). Facente family [television series episode]. In N. Powell (Producer), "Super Nanny". New York: American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.].…

This series of studies focused on the content of television programming about sexual activity and sexual relationships, examining what messages are communicated in the so-called "family hour," the first hour of prime time broadcast television (8-9 p.m. in most areas of the country). First, a content analysis documented the nature of…

This paper discusses from a historical perspective past shortcomings of public service television with its protective information policies, indifference to audiovisual language, absence of diversity in journalistic thematic choices, and "boring" style of television reporting. It is argued that there has been a substantial lack of concern…

To identify the descriptors most frequently associated with four popular television talk show hosts and to isolate the fundamental dimensions of the images of those talk show hosts, a study surveyed 209 students from Memphis State University and the University of Arkansas (Little Rock) about their impressions of Johnny Carson, David Letterman,…

This final report describes a survey by mail questionnaires of 2,993 colleges and universities to determine the uses each institution makes of television in their academic programs. The overall response rate was 94 percent, and the major findings indicated that approximately 71 percent of the institutions surveyed make some use of television, and…

The purpose of this conference was to assess the technical feasibility of obtaining qualitative ratings to measure the effectiveness of public television. The state-of-the-art in qualitative ratings is discussed in terms of a review of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's past and current qualitative research efforts, international approaches…

THE COMPENDIUM CONTAINS REPORTS ON TELEVISED EDUCATION IN ALL THE STATES OF THE UNION PLUS AMERICAN SAMOA, THE CANAL ZONE, GUAM, THE MARIANA ISLANDS, PUERTO RICO, AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. INFORMATION IS TABULATED IN THE FIRST SECTION, "HIGHER EDUCATION," BY STATE, UNDER THE HEADINGS--NAME OF INSTITUTION AND TV STATION, COURSE TITLE AND…

At a two-day meeting sponsored by the National Center for School and College Television and by the American Psychological Association, 15 specialists viewed and reacted to recorded television materials currently used in psychology instruction. Most of the television programs were designed to be courses in Introductory Psychology, and most of the…

An economic analysis of television programing was conducted focusing on the public welfare implications of alternative market structures and policies in the broadcasting industry. Welfare was measured by the sum of producer's and consumer's surplus. It was demonstrated that any of the private market systems considered contain biases against…

In 1970, three studies were conducted for the Children's Television Workshop in the ghetto areas of Bedford Stuyvesant and East Harlem in New York City and Washington, D.C. The Bedford Stuyvesant study was designed to establish a reliable reading on the penetration of Sesame Street in low income areas and to determine whether or not the program…

A significant increase in the number of petitions to deny broadcast license renewal applications has led the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reexamine its license renewal procedures. This notice of inquiry and proposed rule making sets out proposed changes in and additions to renewal procedures designed to ensure that a licensee will…

Based on the author's experiences in executive positions in both the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and Independent Television (ITV), this survey offers his personal views on the purpose, achievement and shortcomings of the television industry. The history of the BBC and its commercial counterpart, ITV, is chronicled. After examining the…

Closed circuit television equipment was used to produce two versions of a program on the psychology of learning for showing to student teachers. Program A was designed in accordance with the suggestion that the more a presentation approximates reality, the more effective it will be. Program B was designed in accordance with the suggestion that a…

"Feeling Good" is the first television series for adults produced by the Children's Television Workshop, aired in prime time during 1974-1975 by the Public Broadcasting Service. The series attempted to reach the general public and motivate them to practice health maintenance behaviors. Various presentation formats were used. It was…