On the Meaning and Validity of Television Viewing
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2269275 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gavriel Salomon (Hebrew University of Jerusalem), Akiba A Cohen |
| Year | 1978 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 265-270 |
| Publication date | 1978-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human Communication Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0360-3989 • E-ISSN: 1468-2958 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-2958.1978.tb00615.x |
| OpenAlex | W2130743384 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 19 |
| References cited | 17 |
The construct validity of "television viewing" is developed and explicated. It is suggested that while this concept is usually used as a strict behavioral variable, many different constructs are implied by it. The construct validity of television viewing can be derived from a conceptualization of what it is in television which, when viewed, or exposed to, interacts with human behavior and attributes. Four such conceptualizations are illustrated, each leading to a different construct of "viewing": (1) television as a social-situational factor involving choice behavior between activities; (2) television as a transmission of a content repertoire, implying decision-making regarding messages; (3) television as a source of content-messages dealing with recall, comprehension, and attitude change; and (4) television as a "language" pertaining to the processes of encoding messages in the service of extracting knowledge
Cognitive psychology · Comprehension · Conceptualization · Construct (python library · Construct validity · Developmental psychology · Meaning (existential · Psychometrics · Recall · Repertoire · Situational ethics · Communication in Education and Healthcare · Computer Science · Customer Service Quality and Loyalty · Media Influence and Health · Psychology · Social Psychology · Artificial Intelligence
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Intraindividual, Dyadic, and Network Communication in a Digital Health Intervention
Predispositions about Learning from, Print and Television
Children's Literate Television Viewing
Television, fantasy and vicarious catharsis
Viewing television news
From blooming, buzzing confusion to media literacy
Fantasy Activity and the Televiewing Event
The Practice of Attendance and the Forms of the Audience
Mass Communication Theory and Research
The Reliability and Stability of General Media Exposure Measures
Reality Television as a Model for Online Behavior
Media public affairs exposure
Presidential Success in Communicating with the Public through Televised Addresses
Video, foreign languages teaching and the documentary tradition
Allocation of Time to the Mass Media
Television Structures and Adolescent Viewing Patterns
Cultural Differences in Use of an Electronic Discussion Group
Surveying the Effect of Media Effects A Meta-Analytic Summary of the Media Effects Research in Human Communication Research
The Structure of Science
Cognitive Skill Learning across Cultures
Living with Television
The magical number seven, plus or minus two
Internal versus external control of reinforcement
Television and Aggression
Why Do Children Watch Television
Television and Leisure Time
Construct validity in psychological tests
Television Watching and Family Tensions
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1979 - 2022 (44) |
| Highly cited | No |