Annotated Bibliography on The Effects of Television Violence on Children Krcmar, M Cooke, MC. "Television and Children - Psychological Aspect". Journal of Communication, Summer 2001, Vol.51 Issue2 p.300. The article attempts to prove a child's ability to process a display of violent behavior is effected by the way their brain interprets and processes the information. A child's age is a significant factor in identifying a child's maturity level. This is proven through sample testing where a …showed first 75 words of 448 total…

…showed last 75 words of 448 total…amp; Tankard, 300). In one study done at Pennsylvania State University pre-school children were observed before and after watching television. Some watched cartoons that had many aggressive and violent acts; others watched shows that didn't have any kind of violence. Children who watched the violent shows were more likely to strike out at playmates, argue, disobey authority and were less willing to wait for r things than those children who watched non-violent programmes. (Severin & Tankard, 300).