Abstract. The current study examines the effect of the valence of information provided about an actor on viewers’ identification with the character played by that actor and enjoyment of watching the film. The results from an experiment we conducted demonstrate that the valence of information about an actor influences identification with the character through the mediation of perceptions about the character’s traits and through transportation into the narrative. Information about the actor also indirectly affects the enjoyment of watching the film. We discuss these effects using the concepts of mental models, priming, and the fundamental attribution error as well as transportation theory.

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我们对演员的真实生活了解吗

摘要。目前的研究考察了提供的关于演员的信息的效价对观众对该演员扮演的角色的认同以及观看电影的乐趣的影响。我们进行的一项实验的结果表明，关于演员的信息的效价通过调节对角色特征的感知以及通过进入叙事来影响对角色的认同。关于演员的信息也间接影响了观看电影的乐趣。我们使用心智模型、启动和基本归因错误以及运输理论的概念来讨论这些影响。