Television Programs Such as Sesame Street and Dora the Explorer

question 27

Multiple Choice

Television programs such as Sesame Street and Dora the Explorer __________

• A) have a positive effect on cognitive development.
• B) have a negative effect on cognitive development.
• C) have a mixed effect on cognitive development.
• D) have no effect on cognitive development.

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Definitions:

Mirror Neurons

Brain cells that fire when a person or animal observes another carrying out an action; these neurons appear to be involved in empathy, language comprehension, imitation, and reading emotions.

Empathy

The ability to understand and share the feelings of another person, essentially putting oneself in another's shoes.

Emotion Work

Expression of an emotion, often because of a role requirement, that a person does not really feel.

Facial Feedback

The process by which the facial muscles send messages to the brain about the basic emotion being expressed.