Question 1

Educational programmes like Sesame Street&#10;A) have a positive effect on young children&#10;B) have a negative effect on young children&#10;C) should not be used&#10;D) have no effect either way

Accepted Answer

Studies have shown that educational programmes like Sesame Street have a positive effect on young children, enhancing their cognitive and social skills, vocabulary, and overall school readiness.

Question 2

Violent television programmes may have a negative effect on children because:&#10;A) violence arouses feelings of excitement&#10;B) violent characters can encourage children to behave aggressively&#10;C) they can desensitize children to the harmful effects of violence&#10;D) all of the above

Accepted Answer

All three options (A, B, and C) are true. Violent television programmes can arouse feelings of excitement in children, which can lead them to seek out more violence in their own lives. Additionally, exposure to violent characters on TV can encourage children to behave aggressively, either through imitation or by normalizing the use of violence as a solution to problems. Finally, repeated exposure to violence on TV can desensitize children to its harmful effects, making them more likely to accept violence as a normal part of life.

Question 3

Research on advertising directed at children has shown that:&#10;A) children are unaffected by advertisements&#10;B) by the age of six children realize that advertisements are designed to persuade them to want certain products&#10;C) by the age of six most children are unaware of the persuasive intention of advertisers&#10;D) in a market economy, companies have every right to target children

Accepted Answer

Research indicates that by the age of six, most children do not understand the persuasive intent behind advertisements, making them particularly susceptible to advertising messages.

Question 4

Research into cyberbullying indicates that:&#10;A) it has no impact on children as they know it is not real-life bullying&#10;B) it only affects a minority of children directly&#10;C) it helps to prepare children for life on the internet&#10;D) it is non-existent

Accepted Answer

Research indicates that cyberbullying does affect a significant number of children directly, but it may also have indirect effects on those who witness or hear about it. While it is not the same as real-life bullying, it can still have a significant impact on children's mental health and well-being. It is important to take cyberbullying seriously and to work to prevent and address it.

Question 5

The Byron Review (2010) recommended that:&#10;A) there was an urgent need to reduce teenage pregnancy&#10;B) there should be moves to clarify the law on offensive online material&#10;C) it is too expensive for the internet to intervene in young people's online activity&#10;D) it is not necessary for schools to teach children about e-safety

Accepted Answer

The Byron Review recommended moves to clarify the law on offensive online material, as concerns were raised about young people’s exposure to harmful content and their ability to easily access it online. The review did not address the issue of teenage pregnancy, the expense of internet interventions, or the necessity for schools to teach children about e-safety.

Deck 6: The Impact of Traditional and New Media