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Greg Toppo
Meanness appears to rub off on viewers
Submitted by Benton Foundation on September 16, 2008 - 6:58amLast updated: September 16, 2008 - 6:58am
Researchers have long known that watching violence on TV or in movies ratchets up aggression, but what about watching people being mean to one another? Could watching Mean Girls make you as aggressive as watching Kill Bill?
Just having TV on can distract kids
Submitted by Benton Foundation on July 15, 2008 - 7:24amLast updated: July 15, 2008 - 7:24am
Pediatricians have long said children younger than 2 shouldn't watch any television. But in new findings from a small-scale study, researchers say that even having a TV on in the background could be "an environmental hazard" for children.
