我们日常会做的十大怪事的科学解释(下)_美文

我们日常会做的十大怪事的科学解释(下)

2.Liking Sad Movies 2.喜欢悲情电影

Enough grief, misfortune, and other nonsense happens to us on a daily basis that it seems ridiculous that we would want to spend our entertainment hours subjecting ourselves to more sadness. Despite this, we still regularly find ourselves sitting down to watch a guaranteed tearjerker. While it may seem counterintuitive, one reason for this is that watching tragedies actually makes us feel happier in the short term and therefore boosts our enjoyment of the movie. Researchers at Ohio State University found that watching sad movies causes people to think about their own close relationships, which makes them feel appreciative and satisfied with their lives. Seeing tragedies on the screen causes folks to examine their own lives and count their blessings. However, the researchers point out that this reaction is not the same as those who watch a tragic movie and think something along the lines of, Sheesh, at least I dont have it as bad as that guy. Those viewers have selfish thinking, are more focused on themselves instead of others, and dont experience any boost in happiness after watching the film. 在日常生活中，悲伤、失意或一些无厘头的烦心事时有发生，如果在闲暇之余还要寻求更多伤感就显得有些可笑了。但人们还是会经常坐下来去看一些保证催人泪下的影视作品。虽然这看起来有点违反直觉，但看悲情电影会使人得到暂时的放松从而更多的去关注电影的剧情。俄亥俄州立大学的研究人员发现，看悲情电影会引人深省，感恩生活，知足常乐。银屏里上演的悲剧让人们评估自己的生活状况，细数人生际遇。然而，研究人员又指出，这种反应并不适用于那些思想狭隘的观众，这些人在看到悲惨剧情时总想着：切，反正我又不会那么倒霉。他们总以自我为中心，只关注自己不关心他人，所以看电影对他们来说也不会起到任何怡情作用。 Also, according to Dr. Paul Zak, seeing movies or hearing stories about others causes us to feel empathy and prompts our brains to release oxytocin, which increases our feelings of caring. Zak even refers to oxytocin as the moral molecule because of how it makes us more trustworthy, generous, and compassionate. Right after a sad movie and the ensuing rush of oxytocin, we feel more connected to the people around us and overall more satisfied—even if we are shedding some tears. This feeling keeps us coming back for even more depressing flicks. 同时，保罗·塞克博士研究发现，看电影或是听他人的故事会对人起到移情作用，并会促使人体释放催产素。他还提出催产素作为道德分子，可以提升人的信任感、慷慨度以及同情心。看完悲情电影释放荷尔蒙之后，人们会感觉与身边人的关系更近了，自身整体上更满足了——即使流了一些眼泪。这种感觉也会促使人们看更多的悲情电影。