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    The document summarizes a research study on the factors influencing changes in children's behavior from viewing cartoon programs. 1,120 child respondents and their parents in Salem, India were surveyed. The study found that age, gender, siblings, class, school type, language studied, and time spent watching TV were significantly related to behavioral changes, but type of program preferred was not. Viewing cartoons at an early age can negatively impact children's development through imitation of violent content. The researcher gained insight that cartoons are not always innocent or educational as initially thought, and content should be reviewed before letting young children watch.

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    VILLAFLOR, Frances Louise R.

    MWF/1:00-2:30/Learning and Cognitive Psychology

    TITLE OF RESEARCH: Factors Influencing the Change in Behavior of Children on Viewing


    Cartoon Programs – A Study

    DATE OF RESEARCH: December 1, 2011

    METHODOLOGY: The area chosen for study was Salem. Multi stage sampling technique was
    employed to select the 1120 sample respondents from the four zones of Salem Corporation.

    In the present study, an extensive use of both primary and secondary data was collected in order
    to achieve the objectives of this study. For collecting primary data, field survey technique was
    undertaken in the study area with the help of questionnaire and interview schedule. First-hand
    information pertaining to the cartoon channels viewed, nature of cartoon programs preferred the
    most, the children’s cartoon viewing behavior from the children and parents perspective, the
    psychological and physical problems faced by the children while watching cartoons in the study
    area, were collected from one thousand and one hundred and twenty (1120) sample respondents.

    The secondary data pertaining to the study was obtained from the database maintained by the
    Chief Educational office and latest information were obtained from Library resources and Net
    resources.

    NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: 1120 sample respondents

    FINDINGS:

    The factors, respondents age (years), gender, siblings, standard, board, medium and time spent
    for watching television have a significant relationship with the change in their behaviour on
    viewing cartoons. But, the factor program type preferred has insignificant relationship with the
    change in their behaviour on viewing cartoons.
    REFLECTIVE QUESTIONS:

    1.) How I am beginning to think differently?


    In my case, when I hear the word ”Cartoon”, the first thing that came to my mind is
    innocence, educational and child-friendly. Most of the people especially parents have
    thought the same thing because on their generation, cartoon was meant for the kids to
    satisfy their creativity and fictional fantasies to complete their childhood and most of us
    came to that stage. Unfortunately, we are stigmatized to the stereotypes of cartoons. We
    didn’t know that cartoons are also violent to the core. According to the journal made by
    Dr. A.G. Sudha, Psychological research has found that televised violence has numerous
    effects on the behavior on children. These include the imitation of violence and crime
    scene on television (copycat violence).

    2.) What I went to explore further?


    The journal gave me important and really interesting information that children begin
    watching cartoons on television at an early age of six months and by the age of two or
    three children become enthusiastic viewers. The children are at discretion to choose the
    cartoon program which in turn indirectly influences their development.

    3.) Insights/Realizations
    The journal made me realized that to minimize the potential negative effects of television,
    it’s important to understand and to know first the contents of the cartoons before you let a
    child watch it and even if it is a cartoon it doesn’t mean that it is educational or not real at
    all. What children see, even if it is real or not can imitate whatever he or she saw.

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