What is the effect on development during the middle childhood period of watching television,
playing video games, and using the computer?
What will be an ideal response?
TV watching:
1. can affect children's food preferences
2. can provide a model for aggressive behavior if they view a considerable amount of violent TV
3. has effects on aggressive behaviors that continue into adulthood
4. may result in changes in neural activation linking emotions to aggressive brain
5. desensitization to aggressive behaviors
6. the belief that aggression is an appropriate way of resolving conflicts
7. can reduce racial stereotyping
8. provide content information, such as science
Video games:
1. can increase spatial-cognitive abilities
2. may eliminate gender differences in spatial-cognitive abilities
3. short-term exposure – increases emotional hostility
4. decreased capacity to emphasize with others
Computer and Internet:
1. use computer and Internet for fun activities
2. surf for chat rooms
3. interactions in same-sex interactive environments reinforce same-sex interaction styles
4. interactions in cross-sex interactive environmentsallows for boys to develop verbal rather than
physical interaction skills
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