Do young children think of television images as pictures or real objects? |
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| Authors: | John H Flavell Eleanor R Flavell Frances L Green Jon E Korfmacher |
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| Institution: | 1. Professor of Psychology , Stanford University;2. Research Assistant in Psychology , Stanford University;3. Graduate student in Psychology , University of Minnesota |
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| Abstract: | Three studies investigated whether 3‐ and 4‐year‐olds interpret television images as mere pictorial representations of objects or as real, physically‐present objects. Four‐year‐olds gave clear evidence of making the former interpretation whereas 3‐year‐olds seemed to make the latter one. However, the data suggest that the younger children's errors reflect a failure to differentiate conceptually between television images and their referent objects rather than a conviction that real objects populate television sets. |
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