Television's Influence on Children's Encoding of Person Information
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2269428 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Byron Reeves (University of Wisconsin–Madison), Gina M Garramone (University of Wisconsin–Madison) |
| Year | 1983 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 257-268 |
| Publication date | 1983-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| 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.1468-2958.1983.tb00015.x |
| OpenAlex | W1965039758 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 9 |
A recent model of person memory suggests that people will use the most accessible or most recently thought about traits in describing other people. An experiment was conducted to test the notion that once a trait is activated or “primed” by television, that trait will be more accessible and, therefore, more likely to influence encoding of new information. A group of 64 children in second, fourth, and sixth grades watched a 10-minute videotape designed to prime the trait “funny” by showing children representative segments of humorous situation comedy programs. After viewing, children evaluated a child they had never met on several traits including “funny” and two other traits taken from past television research—“attractive” and “strong.” A control group (n= 68) evaluated the new child only. Results showed no significant main effects of treatment, but significant interactions between treatment and grade. Second grade children in the experimental group rated the new child lower on traits funny, attractive, and strong in comparison to the control group. Sixth graders rated the new child higher on the same traits, and fourth graders showed no differences between the two conditions. No effects were found for 22 other traits. The results are discussed in terms of direct and contrast effects of prior information on person judgments
Advertising · Cognitive psychology · Comedy · Contrast (vision · Control (management · Developmental psychology · Encoding (memory · Prime (order theory · Prime time · Test (biology · Trait · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Child and Animal Learning Development · Early Childhood Education and Development · Psychology · Social Psychology
Implicit personality theory
Category accessibility and impression formation
Developmental changes in attribution of descriptive concepts to persons
Self-awareness, psychological perspective, and self-reinforcement in relation to personal and social standards
Traits as prototypes
The Dimensional Structure of Children's Perceptions of Television Characters
Children's Perceptions of Television Characters
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,07 |
| Citation span | 1984 - 1999 (16) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |