Companies like the TV Network Nickelodeon are in attack mode against a study out of Virginia that suggests that is the case.
The study found kids who watch fast-action cartoons had trouble performing tasks a short time later. Kids who watched a slower moving PBS kids show did better. Sponge Bob bad! Big Bird good!
Combine that with the recent report that found kids think cereals that have cartoon characters on the box taste better and you start wondering.
Critics say the study had too small a sample (60 four year olds) to be meaningful, always a good way to critique a result you don't like. But weren't the cartoons of the 50's and 60's fast too? Road Runner anyone?
The study found kids who watch fast-action cartoons had trouble performing tasks a short time later. Kids who watched a slower moving PBS kids show did better. Sponge Bob bad! Big Bird good!
Combine that with the recent report that found kids think cereals that have cartoon characters on the box taste better and you start wondering.
Critics say the study had too small a sample (60 four year olds) to be meaningful, always a good way to critique a result you don't like. But weren't the cartoons of the 50's and 60's fast too? Road Runner anyone?
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