Criteria C

As CGI advanced, television shows, especially for children is starting to change from a 2-D perspective to 3-D perspective and as that continues, shows will start to look more realistic. This is an impact on the psychological effect of CGI on children since they would think it is real instead of a cartoon. According to a study, not until second grade were a majority of children able to differentiate human from animated and puppet characters (Quarfoth, 2008). Second grade students would be around 8-9 years old, which, by that time, would have watched a considerable amount of television shows. So cartoons that show fictional creatures or things that are different from what they are in real life could alter the children’s view of reality. Even though children above the age of 8-9 years old can differentiate between humans and animations, side effects or habits from their younger age could remain unchanged. From my point of view, these psychological effects would become a smaller issue as a child grows older and become a more mature person, but nevertheless, this issue is quite a problem for young children as parents would have to watch their behavior more often since actions done by the children could be more hazardous towards their health.