Sorry. I forgot to include the link to the video. Here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=_TBd-UCwVAY
Michael A. Britt, Ph.D. [email protected] http://www.ThePsychFiles.com Twitter: mbritt On May 10, 2012, at 10:04 AM, Beth Benoit wrote: > > > > Michael, > I tried to find this video (about teenager who ultimately proposes to his > boyfriend), but no luck so far. Do you recall where you found it? Is it > available on youtube? I think this might be a good piece to show in my Human > Sexuality class. > Thanks, > Beth Benoit > Granite State College > Plymouth State University > New Hampshire > > On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 9:08 AM, Michael Britt <[email protected]> > wrote: > 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=13105.b9b37cdd198e940b73969ea6ba7aaf72&n=T&l=tips&o=17724 > or send a blank email to > leave-17724-13105.b9b37cdd198e940b73969ea6ba7aa...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13405.0125141592fa9ededc665c55d9958f69&n=T&l=tips&o=17728 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-17728-13405.0125141592fa9ededc665c55d9958...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > --- 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=17730 or send a blank email to leave-17730-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
