ABSTRACT

Affective disposition theory explains that the perceived morality of characters plays a critical role in the experience of enjoyment, but is challenged by the apparent appeal of morally ambiguous characters (MACs). Therefore, it is important to examine the role of morality in enjoyment and to understand how viewers perceive characters of varying moral natures. Although previous research has indicated that different character types might have different patterns of moral upholding/violation, a recent study found that character types, including types of MACs, were not perceived to vary on specific moral foundations, but did vary in overall perceived morality across all foundations. To further examine whether distinct character types are perceived to have different patterns of perceived morality, this study replicated that recent study in a sample of US young adults, again finding that character types did not vary according to specific moral domains. However, findings associating perceived morality and entertainment outcomes did not replicate. This study contributes to entertainment research by demonstrating the reproducibility of these results and considering alternative explanations to those offered by the authors of the original study.

摘要

情感倾向理论解释说，角色的感知道德在享受体验中起着至关重要的作用，但受到道德模棱两可的角色（MAC）的明显吸引力的挑战。因此，重要的是要检查道德在享受中的作用，并了解观众如何看待不同道德性质的人物。尽管先前的研究表明，不同的性格类型可能有不同的道德维护/违反模式，但最近的一项研究发现，性格类型，包括 MAC 的类型，在特定的道德基础上并没有被认为是不同的，但在整体感知道德方面确实存在差异。所有的基础。为了进一步研究不同的角色类型是否被认为具有不同的道德感知模式，这项研究在美国年轻人的样本中复制了最近的研究，再次发现性格类型不会因特定的道德领域而异。然而，将感知道德和娱乐结果相关联的发现并没有复制。这项研究通过证明这些结果的可重复性并考虑原始研究作者提供的解释的替代解释，为娱乐研究做出了贡献。