Cognitive Ability According To Television And Reading

Abstract

Introduction

This research aims to show that reading is more efficient for the development of cognitive abilities than television. It is known that television has more influence on young people than reading, this is an audiovisual and dynamic medium whose function is to give the viewer extremely summarized information; on the other hand, reading requires a deeper analysis, it needs understanding, the capacity for abstraction and even the patience of the reader who must understand the content. Here it is a question of verifying which of these two communicative means contributes more knowledge to young people in high school, discovering the factors that drive them to choose television or reading to inform themselves and obtain knowledge as well as their increase in cognitive abilities. The theories about the mass media establish in their majority that reading is better for educational fulfillment since the media do not know how to correctly manipulate the information broadcast on television. In short, promoting reading in young people will be a difficult process but it will help a better cognitive development or, failing that, it will help to improve television content to make an intellectual impact on young people avoiding the intake of useful information.