Children’s comprehension of visual formal features in television programs

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 623-638

  Beentjes, Johannes W J ^a   De Koning, Erik ^a   Huysmans, Frank ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Children; Television; Visual formal features

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035511294     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0193-3973(01)00097-1     Document Type: Article

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