ay down on the center on a highway to prove their courage, two actual students were killed in New Jersey and Pennsylvania doing the same thing. The film was re-edited to eliminate this scene in hopes they would prevent "copy-cat" casualties. (Ledingham)
             Bandura is the leading supporter of the social learning theory, which states that children learn
             from others. When young children learn how to tie their shoes, it is because their parents showed them
             how. When children are taught how to do math problems, it is because of how their teachers showed them. Children learn from what they see, even if it is on the big screen. Children begin to notice and react to TV very early, probably earlier than most people think. According to a study done by Andrew Moltsoff, fourteen-month-old infants can watch an unfamiliar toy being dismantled and reassembled on television and repeat the actions twenty-four hours later. By the age of three, children will willingly watch a show designed for them ninety-five percent of the time. However, children cannot determine the difference between real-life and fiction until fifth or sixth grade. (Ledingham) "Young children do not process information the same way as adults, nor do they have the experience or judgment to evaluate what they see." (Dix) According to a study done by the American Academy of Pediatrics, violence occurs on television fifty-five times more often than in real life. (Szaflik) This can often frighten children into believing that violence is as common in the real world, as it is on television. During the estimated four hours a day that children watch television, they witness an average of 20 violent acts per hour which adds up to about 80 violent acts per day. By the time the average child leaves elementary school, they have seen eight thousand murders and one hundred thousand acts of violence on television. (Berger 24)
             Television is a powerful tea...