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Influence of Short-term Use of Story on Other-focused Attention

이야기의 단기적 이용이 타인초점 주의 방향에 미치는 영향

  • 안도현 (제주대학교 언론홍보학과)
  • Received : 2017.10.30
  • Accepted : 2017.11.27
  • Published : 2017.12.28
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Abstract

To examine the causal association between story usage and the ability of comprehending social relations, this study analyzed whether the short-term use of story heightened the degree of other-focused attention. To this end, this study randomly assigned 74 participants into three groups(novel, film, and exposition conditions), and participants were exposed to the stimuli for about 30 minutes, and then this study compared the degree of other-focused attention of the three groups. The results suggested that the degree of other-focused attention in the story groups (novel and film) were significantly higher than those in the exposition group. Though causal association between story usage and the ability of comprehending social relations were not clear, via demonstrating the formation of other-focused attention due to short-term use of story, this study provided empirical evidence for the simulation account of story.

이 연구는 이야기의 이용과 사회관계 이해능력 사이의 관계를 탐구하기 위해, 소설과 영화의 단기적인 이용이 타인초점 주의에 미치는 영향을 분석했다. 이를 위해 참가자 74명을 2개의 처치집단(소설, 영화)과 대조집단(설명문) 등 3개 집단에 무작위로 배치해 약 30분 정도 자극물에 노출한 뒤, 세 집단의 주의초점(자신 대 타인)의 방향을 비교했다. 내용에 대한 영향을 배제하기 위해 설명문은 소설의 줄거리가 요약된 평론을 이용했다. 분석결과 이야기에 접한 처치집단(소설과 영화)은 대조집단(설명문)에 비해 유의미하게 주의 초점 방향을 타인에 향하는 경향이 높았다. 이야기의 이용과 사회관계 이해능력 사이에 인과적 관계에 대해서는 불분명했었는데, 이 연구는 이야기를 30분 정도의 짧은 시간을 통해 타인초점의 주의방향이 형성된다는 것을 보임으로써 이야기를 통한 사회관계의 체험이 사회인지 능력을 향상시킨다는 이야기의 모의실행론에 대한 경험적 근거를 제시했다는데 의미가 있다.

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