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Cognitive and Emotional Effects of Television’s Structural Features: A Research
Synthesis
Paper submitted to the Information Systems Division of the International Communication
Association, for presentation at the annual conference, May 2003, San Diego, CA.
Cognitive and Emotional Effects of Television’s Structural Features: A Research
Synthesis
(Student Author)
Abstract
The paper presents a synthesis of research on cognitive and emotional effects of
television structural features. Both theoretical and practical reasons for reviewing this area
are discussed. The paper reviewed the theoretical models and frameworks that are often
used to guide research on this area. Both television visual and audio features are