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The psychology of moviegoing : choosing, viewing and being influenced by films / Ashton D. Trice and Hunter W. Greer.
Van Pelt Library PN1995.9.A8 T68 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Trice, Ashton D., author.
- Greer, Hunter W., 1992- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Motion picture audiences--Psychology.
- Motion picture audiences.
- Motion pictures--Psychological aspects.
- Motion pictures.
- Physical Description:
- 206 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]
- Summary:
- "Here we are looking at how psychological theory can help us understand a common behavior, going to the movies. We investigate what psychologists have discovered about how we choose a movie, how we process the sounds and images of movies, and how movies may influence our behaviors after we leave the theater or turn off the screen"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Choosing a movie. Personality and movie choice
- Emotion and mood
- The social context of choosing and viewing movies
- Experiencing the movie. Sensation and perception
- Learning from the screen
- Cognitive psychology and understanding movies
- After the movie. Selling watches, changing hearts and minds
- Depictions of the mentally ill, therapists and therapy
- Epilogue.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781476677248
- 1476677247
- OCLC:
- 1055265241
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