Radio vs. Television: Their Cognitive Impact on Children of Different Socioeconomic and Ethnic Groups

  1. Patricia Greenfield,
  2. Jessica Beagles-Roos

Article first published online: 7 FEB 2006

DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.1988.tb02048.x

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Journal of Communication

Journal of Communication

Volume 38, Issue 2, pages 71–92, June 1988

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Greenfield, P. and Beagles-Roos, J. (1988), Radio vs. Television: Their Cognitive Impact on Children of Different Socioeconomic and Ethnic Groups. Journal of Communication, 38: 71–92. doi: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.1988.tb02048.x

Author Information

  1. Patricia Greenfield is Professor of Psychology and Jessica Beagles-Roos is a Visiting Lecturer, both at the University of California, Los Angeles.

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  1. Issue published online: 7 FEB 2006
  2. Article first published online: 7 FEB 2006

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