Preschool viewing of educational television programming like Sesame Street is associated with
A) short-term benefits, such as getting higher grades in elementary school, but these effects tend to "wash out" by middle childhood.
B) getting higher grades, reading more books, and placing more value on achievement in high school.
C) above average IQ scores, advanced moral understanding, and resistance to peer pressure in adolescence.
D) overweight and obesity, particularly for children who spend more than an hour a day watching educational television.
B
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