Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. The nook book ebook of the communication and emotion. One theory is that because initially it was mostly the tech industry saying this was bad, and the media seem to like to say whatever the tech industry thinks is wrong, particularly if it will. First, theyve put some effort into understanding the conspiracy theory explanation for the event, whether by reading books, going. The psychology of disposition based theories of media enjoyment. Dispositionbased theories of enjoyment communication. Rationalist and intuitionist sequences article in communication theory 242. Raney as the other chapters in this volume attest, the enjoyment of media entertainment is indeed a complex phenomenon. The enjoyment book contains several hundred coupons worth thousands of dollars. Most of the coupons in the book are good for a free dinner or other item with the purchase of a second. Dispositionbased theories of enjoyment semantic scholar. Start studying zillmann disposition theory of dramasuspense and excitation transfer theory.
The bulk of studies using dispositionbased principles in the context of sporting events confirmed the dispositionbased theory of sports spectatorship e. Semantic scholar extracted view of dispositionbased theories of enjoyment by arthur a. Whether youre into hard facts, impossible theories, or funny space jokes, ive got a great. A leading explanation of enjoyment focuses on the affective dispositions that viewers form toward the characters in those presentations. As a comprehensive synthesis of theory and research in communication and emotion, it will be of great interest to scholars in communication theory, cognitive and social psychology, and psychophysiology. The interaction of affective dispositions, moral judgments. The purpose of this study was to examine one such element of mediated content. Raney phd, university of alabama is an assistant professor in the department of communication at florida state university. Reconsidering character liking, moral evaluations, and enjoyment arthur a. Defining media enjoyment as the satisfaction of intrinsic needs.
The enjoyment of music kristine forney, andrew dell. The theory hypothesizes that enjoyment from viewing a sporting event is a function of the outcome of the sporting event in relation to the strength and valence of the dispositions held toward its competitors. Why do some people believe in conspiracy theories anyway. The interaction of affective dispositions, moral judgments, and intentionality in assessing narrative characters. The psychology of dispositionbased theories of media. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The notion of enjoyment as need satisfaction is not novel. Collectively these explanations are known as disposition theory. Seeking to understand why we like what we like is a goal shared by social scientists and media content providers alike. Dispositionbased theories are concerned with the enjoyment or appreciation of media content.
The psychology of dispositionbased theories of media enjoyment by arthur a. Affective disposition theory adt, in its simplest form, states that media and entertainment. Their combined citations are counted only for the first article. The services section contains coupons for auto service and dry cleaning which entitle you to service at 50% off the regular price. Dispositionbased theories contend that media enjoyment starts with and is driven by the viewers feelings about the character. A gap currently exists in the theory concerning the effect of the different elements of the mediated content.
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