原文链接:http:nymag。comscienceofus201510doeswatchinggoodtvmakeyouabetterperson。html 标题:DoesWatchingGoodTVMakeYouaBetterPerson? 翻译请保留原文链接哦 欲翻译的小伙伴,可评论领稿,并把已完成的译文发在自己的心理圈or个人主页的日志内。请领稿的小伙伴,尽量在一个星期内完成翻译,谢谢!! Ifyoueverfeelvaguelyguiltyaboutthevastamountsoftelevisionyouwatch,mightIsuggestyouclingtothefindingsofthisstudy,publishedlastweekinPsychologyofAesthetics,Creativity,andtheArts。Init,theauthorsclaimthatwatchinghighqualitytelevisiondramasthingslikeMadMenorTheWestWingcanincreaseyouremotionalintelligence。Thatis,watchinggoodTVmakesyoumoreempathetic。 Inthepaper,theauthorsdescribetwoexperimentsthatledthemtotheirproTVconclusion。Inone,theyaskedabout100peopletofirstwatcheitheratelevisiondrama(MadMenorTheWestWing)oranonfictionprogram(HowtheUniverseWorksorSharkWeek:JawsStrikesBack)。Afterward,alloftheparticipantstookatestpsychologistsoftenusetomeasureemotionalintelligence:Theyreshown36pairsofeyesandaretoldtojudgetheemotioneachpairisdisplaying。Theresultsshowedthatthepeoplewhodwatchedthefictionalizedshowsdidbetteronthistestthanthosewhowatchedthenonfictionones。 Theytriedthisagain,onlyswitchinguptheprograms(TheGoodWifeandLostversusNovaandThroughtheWormhole)andaddingacontrolgroup,too:peoplewhotooktheeyereadingtestwithoutwatchinganytelevisionfirst。Again,theirresultsshowedthatthefictionviewersempathyscoresweresuperior,thoughthenonfictionviewersscoredhigheronaveragethanthosewhohadntwatchedanythingbeforehand。 RelatedStoriesItsOkaytoFeelSadAboutTVCharacterDeathsHowWatchingRealityTVMightHelpBringOuttheBestinUs Itsasimilarfindingtoawidelyreported2013studythatclaimedthatreadingliteraryfictionislinkedtobetterscoresonthisempathymeasuringtest。Tfurther,sincenoteverycharactersemotionisexplicitlyspelledout,theaudiencemustdosomementalworktofillinthosegaps,makingaguessattheinnerlivesofthecharacter。 Thatliteraryfictionstudy,however,wasalsowidelycritiquedforitsmethods。Specifically,thefictiontheresearcherschosefortheirstudywasbyauthorslikeLouiseErdrichorAntonCthenonfiction,ontheotherhand,wasoneofthreeSmithsonianarticles,withtitleslikeHowthePotatoChangedtheWorld。Imentionthisnottospeakillofdelicioustubers(Iwouldneverdothat),buttopointoutthatthenonfictionsamplestheychosewerentaboutpeople。Nowonderthestudysubjectswerebetteratreadinghumanemotionswhentheydjustspentsometimereadingabouthumanemotions。Andthisnewstudyfallsshortinasimilarmanner:IsitreallythatsurprisingthatpeoplemightbeinamoreempatheticstateofmindaftertryingtofigureoutwhatisgoingoninDonDrapersheadthantheywouldbeafterwatchingaSharkWeekshow?Whatdoesthatreallytellus? Maybenotmuch,butifyourelookingforanexcusetobuckledownwithsomebingewatchingnowthattheweathersturned,dowhatyouwillwiththisnewresearch。