The influence of background music and narrative setting on anthropomorphic judgements of killer whale (Orcinus orca) emotional states and subsequent donation behavior.
Animal documentary films such as Blackfish, considered nonfiction accounts of reality, nonetheless use rhetorical devices to engage viewers and shape their emotional experience for maximum effect. Such devices can also influence attitudes and alter behavior. In animal documentaries, anthropomorphic...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:ca93f3f55d23459982b7af570eb32f0f 2023-07-02T03:32:50+02:00 The influence of background music and narrative setting on anthropomorphic judgements of killer whale (Orcinus orca) emotional states and subsequent donation behavior. Heather M Manitzas Hill Elena Svetieva Sarah Dietrich Emily Gallegos Jeffery Humphries Nicolas Mireles Mario Salgado Roberto Lara Jennifer Zwahr 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0282075 https://doaj.org/article/ca93f3f55d23459982b7af570eb32f0f EN eng Public Library of Science (PLoS) https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0282075 https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203 1932-6203 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0282075 https://doaj.org/article/ca93f3f55d23459982b7af570eb32f0f PLoS ONE, Vol 18, Iss 5, p e0282075 (2023) Medicine R Science Q article 2023 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0282075 2023-06-11T00:35:58Z Animal documentary films such as Blackfish, considered nonfiction accounts of reality, nonetheless use rhetorical devices to engage viewers and shape their emotional experience for maximum effect. Such devices can also influence attitudes and alter behavior. In animal documentaries, anthropomorphic impressions of the animals by audiences are key. Using general population samples in the US, three online experiments assessed the influence of background music and narrative setting on how viewers emotionally appraised the emotional state of a killer whale (Orcinus orca) and subsequently donated to causes affiliated with killer whales. While happy music led to perceptions of a happy whale, sad music led to perceptions of a sad whale. mediation analyses showed that these perceptions indirectly influence donation behavior, via beliefs about the killer whale's welfare and wellbeing. Analyses also indicated that the highest donation amounts towards killer whales were elicited from footage depicting a killer whale in the wild, with sad background music. These findings highlight the potential power that animal and nature documentaries have over viewers, which, when combined with human tendencies toward anthropomorphism, can have significant influence on conservation attitudes and behavior. Article in Journal/Newspaper Killer Whale Orca Orcinus orca Killer whale Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles PLOS ONE 18 5 e0282075 |
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Animal documentary films such as Blackfish, considered nonfiction accounts of reality, nonetheless use rhetorical devices to engage viewers and shape their emotional experience for maximum effect. Such devices can also influence attitudes and alter behavior. In animal documentaries, anthropomorphic impressions of the animals by audiences are key. Using general population samples in the US, three online experiments assessed the influence of background music and narrative setting on how viewers emotionally appraised the emotional state of a killer whale (Orcinus orca) and subsequently donated to causes affiliated with killer whales. While happy music led to perceptions of a happy whale, sad music led to perceptions of a sad whale. mediation analyses showed that these perceptions indirectly influence donation behavior, via beliefs about the killer whale's welfare and wellbeing. Analyses also indicated that the highest donation amounts towards killer whales were elicited from footage depicting a killer whale in the wild, with sad background music. These findings highlight the potential power that animal and nature documentaries have over viewers, which, when combined with human tendencies toward anthropomorphism, can have significant influence on conservation attitudes and behavior. |
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Heather M Manitzas Hill Elena Svetieva Sarah Dietrich Emily Gallegos Jeffery Humphries Nicolas Mireles Mario Salgado Roberto Lara Jennifer Zwahr |
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Heather M Manitzas Hill Elena Svetieva Sarah Dietrich Emily Gallegos Jeffery Humphries Nicolas Mireles Mario Salgado Roberto Lara Jennifer Zwahr |
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The influence of background music and narrative setting on anthropomorphic judgements of killer whale (Orcinus orca) emotional states and subsequent donation behavior. |
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The influence of background music and narrative setting on anthropomorphic judgements of killer whale (Orcinus orca) emotional states and subsequent donation behavior. |
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The influence of background music and narrative setting on anthropomorphic judgements of killer whale (Orcinus orca) emotional states and subsequent donation behavior. |
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The influence of background music and narrative setting on anthropomorphic judgements of killer whale (Orcinus orca) emotional states and subsequent donation behavior. |
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The influence of background music and narrative setting on anthropomorphic judgements of killer whale (Orcinus orca) emotional states and subsequent donation behavior. |
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influence of background music and narrative setting on anthropomorphic judgements of killer whale (orcinus orca) emotional states and subsequent donation behavior. |
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