Comprehension of the Animated Films Culture as a Factor of Development of Capacity for Symbolic Mediation by a Senior Preschool-Age Child

The article highlights the features of a child's capacity for symbolic mediation in connection with the animated film involvement in the culture. We have analyzed characteristics of a child's immersion in the process of consuming animated production, possible means of its comprehension and the features of children's higher mental functions operation in connection with the quality of the child's comprehension. We have identified the connection between the factor of a quality analysis of the content of animation viewed by the child and a high level of development of a child's capacity for symbolic mediation and a high level of arbitrary behavior.