PSY 355 GCU Television Use Among Children in Middle Childhood Essay

Select one of the following forms of media:

1. Television/Movies
2. Video games
3. Music and/or music videos

Using the selected media, write a 750-1,000-word paper addressing the impact the media has on the cognitive, physical, and psychosocial development during middle childhood. Include the following in your paper:

1. How the selected media can change brain functioning
2. How the selected media can disrupt physical development
3. How the selected media influences social development
4. How the selected media can positively influence a child
5. Briefly summarize how Bronfenbrenner’s bioecological systems theory would describe the impact of the selected media on the different systems that effect childhood development (refer to page 37 of the text as a guide).

Reference:

Martorell, D., Papalia, D. E., & Duskin-Feldman, R. (2014). A child’s world: Infancy through adolescence (13th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education.