Author Question: Why is it that the potential prosocial benefits of watching television are outweighed by the ... (Read 152 times)

audie · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Why is it that the potential prosocial benefits of watching television are outweighed by the negative consequences?

a. Because children don't believe that the prosocial behaviors they see on television are real and, thus, they cannot relate to them.
b. Because prosocial behavior is seen far less frequently than aggressive behaviors.
c. Because prosocial behaviors are always intricately connected to aggressive behaviors in television depictions, and children cannot distinguish one from the other.
d. Because prosocial acts in television programs are almost always conducted by older characters, and children cannot connect with those role models.

Question 2

Last year, Dani attended fifth grade, where she was among the oldest and most experienced of the children in her school. However, this year she is in sixth grade. She has moved to a new school in which she is one of the youngest and newest. What is this transition called?

a. The junior high jump
b. Academic regression
c. Top dog, bottom dog
d. Mainstreaming