Abstract:aged between 6·6 and 7·4 years, to an uninterrupted television programme, viewed in small groups, were surveyed by individual post-viewing questioning. The indications are that the children viewed the programme passively except when something extraordinary or stimulating occurred; they recalled only isolated aspects that interested them or that they liked. They were unable to deduce the producer's intentions and gained only a vague idea of what the programme was about. Children are limited in what they can t… Show more
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