Impact of Televised Songs on Children's and Young Adults' Memory of Educational Content

Media Psychology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 325-342

  Calvert, Sandra L ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035568040     PISSN: 15213269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S1532785XMEP0304_02     Document Type: Article

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