Watching More Closely: Shot Scale Affects Film Viewers’ Theory of Mind Tendency But Not Ability

Recent research debates the effects of exposure to narrative fiction on recognition of mental states in others and self, referred to as Theory of Mind. The current study explores the mechanisms by which such effects could occur in fictional film. Using manipulated film scenes, we conducted a between...

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Main Authors: Brendan Rooney, Katalin E. Bálint
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02349/full