From Here to Eternity Children's Acquisition of Understanding of Projective Size on Television

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2269592
AutoresRobert Abelman (The University of Texas at Austin, autor de correspondencia)
Año1989
Volumen15
Número3
Páginas463-481
Fecha de publicación1989-03-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaHuman Communication Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0360-3989 • E-ISSN: 1468-2958
EditorialOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/j.1468-2958.1989.tb00194.x
OpenAlexW2005373666
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas23

This study attempts to trace children's acquisition of understanding of projective size (e.g., getting closer to and farther away from an object) as depicted on television through two distinctive techniques—zooming in/out and multiple edits. Unlike previous research in this area, this investigation applied aspects of cognitive processing that have been identified as untapped through gross Piagetian measures—Level 1 and Level 2 knowledge of visual perception (Pillow & Flavell, 1986). Findings suggest that children classified as “preoperational” by Piagetian standards, but possessing Level 1 knowledge of visual perception—the ability to infer what objects can or cannot be seen from another person's viewpoint—are capable of understanding the more simple form of projective size; children possessing Level 2 knowledge—the ability to infer the nature, as well as the content, of another person's visual experience—have a better comprehension of the more complex, edited presentation of projective size. Level of television consumption plays a role in children's acquisition of understanding of television information

Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Comprehension · Linguistics · Object (grammar · Perception · Presentation (obstetrics · Projective test · Visual perception · Child Development and Digital Technology · Digital Games and Media · Literacy, Media, and Education · Psychology