Is Watching TV Passive, Uncreative, or Addictive? Debunking Some Myths.

Pezdek, Kathy

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Publication Date: 1985

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Is Watching TV Passive, Uncreative, or Addictive? Debunking Some Myths.

Pezdek, Kathy

Television and Families, v8 n2 p41-46 1985

Three myths about the cognitive processing of television and its effects on children and adults--television is a passive medium, viewing decreases creativity, and viewing is an addictive behavior--are discussed and compared with relevant research findings. (MBR)

Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Patterns, Children, Creativity, Literature Reviews, Mass Media Effects, Memory, Research Reports, Television Research, Television Viewing

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