There's an interesting piece of recent research on a topic called "Experience Taking" - the idea that when we are immersed in the reading of a very good story we can become deeply affected by the characters. The research is summarized here:
http://diigo.com/0qi65 One quote: "When you share a group membership with a character from a story told in first-person voice, you're much more likely to feel like you're experiencing his or her life events," Libby said. "And when you undergo this experience-taking, it can affect your behavior for days afterwards." It reminded me of a 3 minute video that is quite popular now in which we see the typical activities of a teen aged boy (college aged or so). We get to know and identify with him in the first few minutes of the video because of his typical life experiences. Then, at the very end, we see him propose to his boyfriend. Potential connections not only of course to what Obama said yesterday, but to topics on sexual orientation and attitude change. Michael Michael A. Britt, Ph.D. [email protected] http://www.ThePsychFiles.com Twitter: mbritt --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=17724 or send a blank email to leave-17724-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
