... may be more likely to behave in aggressive or harmful ways toward others. Children with a high TV diet are less aroused by violent scenes than are those who only watch a little; in other words, they're less bothered by violence in general, and less likely to see anything wrong with it. One example: in several studies, those who watched a violent ... program instead of a non-violent one were slower to intervene or to call for help when, a little later, they saw younger children fighting or playing destructively. Observational learning is a key developmental mechanism in children; Through ...

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