Television and reality: Toddlers' use of visual information from video to guide behavior

Media Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 51-76

  Schmitt, Kelly L ^a   Andersen, Daniel R ^b  

^a Sesame Workshop   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 0036253820     PISSN: 15213269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S1532785XMEP0401_03     Document Type: Article

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