Does What We Know About Actors’ Real Lives : Influence Our Reactions to the Characters They Play? Influence Our Reactions to the Characters They Play?

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Beteiligte: Tal-Or, Nurit, Sela, Shani, Igumnov, Israel, Milwidsky, Hanoch Dov, Rafaeli, Benjamin, Sanilevich, Michael
In: Journal of Media Psychology, 33, 2021, 3, S. 155-164
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Umfang: 155-164
ISSN: 1864-1105
2151-2388
DOI: 10.1027/1864-1105/a000293
veröffentlicht in: Journal of Media Psychology
Sprache: Englisch
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Kollektion: Hogrefe Publishing Group (CrossRef)
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<jats:p> Abstract. The current study examines the effect of the valence of information provided about an actor on viewers’ identification with the character played by that actor and enjoyment of watching the film. The results from an experiment we conducted demonstrate that the valence of information about an actor influences identification with the character through the mediation of perceptions about the character’s traits and through transportation into the narrative. Information about the actor also indirectly affects the enjoyment of watching the film. We discuss these effects using the concepts of mental models, priming, and the fundamental attribution error as well as transportation theory. </jats:p>