看到不可能的事情:看魔法对积极情绪,乐观和幸福感的影响
Richard Wiseman1, Caroline Watt2
1Department of Psychology, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom.
PeerJ
|May 6, 2024
概括
观看魔术技巧可以增强积极的认识情绪,但不会影响乐观或生活满意度. 喜欢魔术与更大的乐观和生活满意度有关.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 认知科学 认知科学
- 娱乐研究 娱乐研究
背景情况:
- 经历魔术的心理影响,即不可能的事件在没有暂停不信任的情况下看起来是可能的,被低估了.
- 了解对魔术表演的情感和认知反应对于欣赏其独特的体验性质至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了调查观看魔术技巧的心理影响.
- 测量观看魔法后积极的认识情绪,对不可能事件的信念,一般乐观和主观幸福感的变化.
- 探索魔法欣赏与心理状态之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 参与者完成了LOLS的厌恶,以评估他们对魔法的厌恶.
- 参与者看了一个魔术视频或一个匹配的对照视频.
- 观看后,参与者评价了积极的认识情绪 (认识情绪相关度量:ERES),模式判断 (模式判断任务:MJT),乐观 (状态乐观度量:SOM) 和生活满意度 (生活满意度量:SWLS).
主要成果:
- 与对照条件相比,观看魔术技巧显著增加了积极的认识情绪.
- 在分组间的模式判断,一般乐观或主观幸福感方面没有发现显著差异.
- LOLS得分与ERES,SOM和SWLS有负相关性,表明魔法欣赏与积极的心理状态有关.
结论:
- 经历魔法可以在短期内引起积极的认识情绪.
- 喜欢魔术与更高的整体乐观和生活满意度有关.
- 进一步的研究应该探索长期暴露的影响和魔法心理影响的细微差别.
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