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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452152103321

Titolo

The psychology of entertainment media : blurring the lines between entertainment and persuasion / / edited by L.J. Shrum

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-280-66108-9

9786613638014

0-203-82858-5

1-136-80935-X

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (365 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ShrumL. J

Disciplina

659.101/9

Soggetti

Subliminal advertising

Advertising - Psychological aspects

Mass media - Psychological aspects

Persuasion (Psychology)

Manipulative behavior

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; The psychology of entertainment media; Copyright; Contents; Preface; About the Authors; Chapter 1. What's So Special About Entertainment Media and Why Do We Need a Psychology for It?: An Introduction to the Psychology of Entertainment Media; Section I: Embedding Promotions Within Entertainment Media: Product Placement Effects and How they Work; Chapter 2. Product Integration: Current Practices and New Directions; Chapter 3. As a Backdrop, Part of the Plot, or a Goal in a Game: The Ubiquitous Product Placement

Chapter 4. Children's Processing of Embedded Brand Messages: Product Placement and the Role of Conceptual FluencyChapter 5. Psychological Processing of In-Game Advertising and Advergaming: Branded Entertainment or Entertaining Persuasion?; Section II: The Programs Between the Ads:The Persuasive Power of Entertainment Media; Chapter 6. The Stories TV Tells: How Fictional TV Narratives Shape Normative Perceptions and Personal Values; Chapter 7. Flying With Icarus:



Narrative Transportation and the Persuasiveness of Entertainment

Chapter 8. Seeing Is Believing: Toward a Theory of Media Imagery and Social LearningChapter 9. Alcohol Messages in Television Series: Content and Effects; Chapter 10. Selling Beauty: The Hidden Cost to Women's Self-Worth, Relationships, and Behavior; Chapter 11. Learning Aggression Through the Media: Comparing Psychological and Communication Approaches; Chapter 12. Paths From Television Violence to Aggression: Reinterpreting the Evidence; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

In this volume, psychologists and communication experts present theory on understanding and predicting how learning occurs through media consumption. As the impact of traditional advertising has declined over the last couple of decades, marketers have scrambled to find other ways to effectively communicate with consumers. Among other approaches, marketers have utilized various forms of product integration. Product integration is mixing a commercial message in with the non-commercial message via TV, movie, video, and other entertainment venues. This book will be of interest to students and r