Recent research has suggested that particular content of television programmes, such as watching fantastical scenes, can have negative consequences on cognitive functions in young children. We examined the effects of watching fantastical programmes on executive functions measured at both pre‐ and post‐television viewing. Eighty 5‐ to 6‐year‐old children participated and were randomized into either fantastical or non‐fantastical conditions. They completed inhibition, working memory, cognitive flexibility, and planning tasks both before and after watching either the brief fantastical or non‐fantastical television clip. Whilst there were no differences between the groups at pre‐test on any of the cognitive measures, children in the fantastical condition were poorer on inhibition, working memory, and cognitive flexibility tasks at the post‐test session. Watching fantastical television content, even briefly, seems to disrupt cognitive function performance in young children across a broad range of aspects of executive function.

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梦幻般的电视内容对儿童执行功能的直接影响。

最近的研究表明，电视节目的特定内容，例如观看梦幻般的场景，可能会对幼儿的认知功能产生负面影响。我们检查了观看梦幻般的节目对在电视前后观看时执行功能的影响。80名5至6岁的儿童参加了比赛，并被随机分为梦幻或非梦幻状态。他们在观看简短的梦幻或非梦幻般的电视剪辑之前和之后都完成了抑制，工作记忆，认知灵活性和计划任务。尽管在预测试中各组之间在任何一种认知措施上都没有差异，但是处于梦幻状态的孩子在抑制，工作记忆，以及在测验后的认知灵活性任务。甚至只是短暂地观看梦幻般的电视内容，似乎在执行功能的各个方面都破坏了幼儿的认知功能表现。