The effects of background television on the toy play behavior of very young children

Child Development

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1137-1151

  Schmidt, Marie Evans ^a,b   Pempek, Tiffany A ^a,c   Kirkorian, Heather L ^a   Lund, Anne Frankenfield ^a   Anderson, Daniel R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NOISE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECREATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TELEVISION;

ATTENTION; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NOISE; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TELEVISION;

EID: 47249135007     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2008.01180.x     Document Type: Article

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