TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Toddlers' Learning From Socially Meaningful Video Characters
JO  - Media psychology
A1  - Lauricella, Alexis R.
A1  - Gola, Alice Ann   Howard
A1  - Calvert, Sandra L.
SP  - 216
EP  - 232
VL  - 14
IS  - 2
N2  - Toddlers' performance on a seriation sequencing task was measured after exposure to a video as a function of the social meaningfulness of the character. Forty eight 21-month-old toddlers were randomly assigned to a socially meaningful character video demonstration, a less socially meaningful character video demonstration, or a no exposure control group. Results indicated that toddlers learned the seriation sequencing task better from a video when a socially meaningful character, rather than a less socially meaningful character, demonstrated the task. Our findings demonstrate that toddlers under age two can learn cognitive, logical reasoning skills from a video presentation when the onscreen character is socially meaningful to them. Toddlers' performance on a seriation sequencing task was measured after exposure to a video as a function of the social meaningfulness of the character. Forty eight 21-month-old toddlers were randomly assigned to a socially meaningful character video demonstration, a less socially meaningful character video demonstration, or a no exposure control group. Results indicated that toddlers learned the seriation sequencing task better from a video when a socially meaningful character, rather than a less socially meaningful character, demonstrated the task. Our findings demonstrate that toddlers under age two can learn cognitive, logical reasoning skills from a video presentation when the onscreen character is socially meaningful to them.<p /> 
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SN  - 1521-3269
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15213269.2011.573465
ID  - ref1
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