![]() ![]() Knowledge simply refers to the condition of knowing something that could either be information, facts, principles, skills and understanding that is acquired through education and experience which is necessary for better decision making. The policy Implication of the study is to make obligatory movie rating and mass media literacy, can cap the psychological effects of horror movies on youth. The results also reflect the repetitive effect that causes desensitization on viewers. The pre-existing beliefs on horror characters or supernatural objects have relationship with the elements of fear. The female respondents have significant psychological effects of horror movies contrast to male. Entertainment and curiosity are the two main reasons of the youngsters for which they expose to horror movies. The findings of the study reveal that horror genre is second most popular genre after romantic genre in movies. ![]() The literature describes that what makes some people to love the horror movies and why some people avoid them? The data is collected from the 640 male and female university students of Sargodha and Lahore cities of Pakistan through survey research. Applying social cognitive theory which claims that the viewers are proactive and their environment, self-efficacy and self-reflexiveness plays a major role in their learning process. Social cognitive theory provides a fundamental framework to this research. The exposure to horror movies consequently results some effects which are not same upon all the viewers in intensity and nature because of their gender, environment and prior beliefs about the objects which are shown in horror movies. The present study explores the psychological effects and to know the reasons which appeal the youngsters to watch horror movies. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |