Table 5.
Effects of Familiarity on Emotions by Movie Clip (M, SD)
| Target Emotions | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Amusement | Excitement | Happiness | Calmness | Anger | Disgust | Fear | Sadness | Surprise | ||||||||||
| M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | ||
| MTI | N (N = 99) | 5.14 | 2.0 | 2.48 | 2.5 | 3.20 | 2.3 | 2.84 | 2.5 | .78 | 1.4 | .55 | 1.2 | .48 | 1.1 | .72 | 1.2 | 1.77 | 1.8 |
| Y (N = 31) | 5.52 | 1.9 | 2.39 | 2.2 | 2.39 | 2.2 | 2.29 | 2.2 | 1.74 | 2.2 | 1.32 | 2.4 | .77 | 1.6 | 1.13 | 2.0 | .77 | 1.5 | |
| HAN | N (N = 19) | 5.74 | 1.8 | 3.37 | 1.9 | 3.42 | 1.9 | 3.37 | 1.9 | .21 | .5 | 1.42 | 2.3 | .68 | 1.5 | .21 | .7 | 3.21 | 2.5 |
| Y (N = 105) | 6.97 | 1.20 | 4.57 | 2.0 | 4.98 | 2.1 | 3.48 | 2.5 | .16 | .5 | 1.41 | 2.0 | .58 | 1.4 | .22 | .7 | 1.74 | 2.2 | |
| 300 | N (N = 53) | 3.00 | 2.5 | 3.66 | 2.4 | .64 | 1.4 | 1.75 | 2.4 | .98 | 1.4 | 1.28 | 1.9 | 2.38 | 2.5 | 1.15 | 2.1 | 1.53 | 1.9 |
| Y (N = 69) | 4.58 | 2.4 | 5.63 | 2.2 | 2.24 | 2.3 | 2.41 | 2.4 | .95 | 1.7 | .77 | 1.6 | 1.27 | 1.9 | .55 | 1.3 | 1.12 | 1.8 | |
| TBI | N (N = 70) | 4.00 | 2.4 | 5.47 | 1.9 | 1.40 | 1.9 | 1.30 | 1.8 | .57 | 1.4 | .33 | 1.2 | 2.14 | 2.4 | .44 | 1.4 | 2.48 | 2.6 |
| Y (N = 67) | 4.96 | 2.3 | 5.91 | 1.5 | 2.39 | 2.4 | 1.73 | 2.3 | .28 | .7 | .09 | .3 | 1.70 | 2.0 | .27 | .7 | 2.09 | 2.3 | |
| RTT | N (N = 50) | 4.22 | 2.4 | 5.62 | 2.4 | 5.34 | 2.5 | 1.86 | 1.9 | .58 | 1.2 | .36 | .8 | 1.22 | 2.0 | .76 | 1.4 | 1.64 | 2.0 |
| Y (N = 81) | 5.22 | 2.3 | 6.26 | 1.9 | 6.42 | 1.8 | 2.02 | 2.2 | .19 | .5 | .11 | .5 | 1.05 | 1.8 | .70 | 1.4 | 1.05 | 2.0 | |
| WALL | N (N = 40) | 5.53 | 1.7 | 3.18 | 2.3 | 5.40 | 1.9 | 5.43 | 2.3 | .13 | .6 | .50 | 1.4 | .28 | 1.0 | .45 | 1.2 | 1.13 | 1.6 |
| Y (N = 79) | 5.81 | 1.5 | 4.13 | 2.3 | 6.29 | 1.7 | 5.95 | 1.6 | .31 | 1.2 | .52 | 1.5 | .17 | .8 | .91 | 1.9 | .27 | .9 | |
| PRP | N (N = 86) | 2.20 | 1.9 | 1.26 | 1.6 | 3.97 | 2.3 | 5.99 | 2.0 | .15 | .6 | .19 | .8 | .27 | .8 | .43 | 1.0 | .35 | .5 |
| Y (N = 51) | 3.06 | 2.2 | 2.24 | 2.2 | 5.04 | 2.3 | 6.69 | 1.7 | .10 | .4 | .00 | .00 | .08 | .4 | .41 | 1.3 | .22 | .7 | |
| SBF | N (N = 109) | 3.12 | 1.9 | 1.47 | 1.6 | 2.12 | 2.1 | 4.88 | 2.1 | .34 | 1.0 | .19 | .8 | .19 | .6 | 1.30 | 2.1 | 1.83 | 2.2 |
| Y (N = 8) | 4.88 | 2.5 | 3.00 | 2.2 | 5.00 | 2.4 | 5.63 | 3.0 | .50 | 1.1 | .50 | 1.4 | .00 | .00 | .75 | 1.7 | 1.63 | 3.0 | |
| CRA | N (N = 74) | 1.19 | 1.8 | 1.00 | 1.6 | .04 | .2 | .99 | 1.5 | 5.99 | 2.1 | 6.39 | 2.4 | 2.60 | 2.7 | 3.95 | 2.6 | 3.49 | 2.6 |
| Y (N = 143) | 1.07 | 1.8 | 1.31 | 1.7 | .19 | .5 | .98 | 1.5 | 6.51 | 1.6 | 6.84 | 1.5 | 2.83 | 2.5 | 4.98 | 2.5 | 2.12 | 2.6 | |
| GTA | N (N = 133) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Y (N = 1) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| NLVW | N (N = 95) | 4.29 | 2.5 | 1.87 | 2.3 | 1.26 | 2.0 | 1.88 | 2.3 | 1.03 | 1.9 | 7.21 | 1.2 | .51 | 1.4 | .49 | 1.2 | 3.69 | 2.7 |
| Y (N = 20) | 5.75 | 2.1 | 1.95 | 2.2 | 2.67 | 2.5 | 3.17 | 3.2 | .06 | .2 | 5.90 | 2.5 | .06 | .2 | .50 | 1.1 | 1.50 | 2.3 | |
| TFL | N (N = 130) | 1.72 | 2.3 | 1.78 | 2.1 | .28 | .9 | .82 | 1.5 | 1.14 | 2.2 | 6.51 | 2.2 | 3.67 | 2.7 | 1.35 | 2.2 | 3.46 | 2.6 |
| Y (N = 3) | 2.33 | 2.5 | 1.00 | 1.0 | .00 | .0 | .00 | .00 | 2.00 | 3.5 | 7.00 | 1.0 | 3.00 | 3.6 | 1.67 | 2.9 | 4.33 | .6 | |
| PSY | N (N = 95) | 1.92 | 2.3 | 2.35 | 2.2 | .23 | .8 | 1.07 | 1.6 | 1.73 | 2.4 | 2.98 | 2.5 | 4.71 | 2.5 | 2.52 | 2.4 | 3.96 | 2.7 |
| Y (N = 38) | 1.89 | 2.1 | 2.92 | 2.6 | .50 | 1.0 | .97 | 1.7 | 1.16 | 1.6 | 2.11 | 2.4 | 4.11 | 2.3 | 2.00 | 2.5 | 2.00 | 2.3 | |
| RING | N (N = 69) | 1.60 | 2.1 | 2.37 | 2.6 | .21 | .7 | .74 | 1.4 | .71 | 1.5 | 3.38 | 2.7 | 5.99 | 2.0 | 1.06 | 1.7 | 3.57 | 2.6 |
| Y (N = 49) | 2.71 | 2.5 | 3.58 | 2.3 | .44 | 1.0 | 1.21 | 1.9 | .90 | 1.5 | 2.83 | 2.6 | 4.35 | 2.5 | 1.21 | 1.9 | 2.58 | 2.4 | |
| MYG | N (N = 96) | .67 | 1.4 | .23 | .6 | .09 | .4 | 2.64 | 2.4 | 1.05 | 1.7 | .64 | 1.4 | .68 | 1.5 | 6.20 | 2.0 | 1.27 | 2.0 |
| Y (N = 23) | .91 | 1.6 | 1.39 | 2.2 | .27 | .8 | 1.91 | 1.9 | 1.64 | 2.0 | .23 | .6 | 1.39 | 2.2 | 7.13 | 1.1 | .05 | .2 | |
| SHW | N (N = 93) | 1.08 | 1.6 | .59 | .9 | .56 | 1.1 | 2.41 | 2.1 | 1.43 | 2.0 | 1.39 | 2.2 | 2.62 | 2.5 | 6.86 | 1.5 | 3.16 | 2.6 |
| Y (N = 45) | 1.67 | 2.4 | .62 | 1.3 | .49 | 1.2 | 3.27 | 2.4 | 1.44 | 2.1 | .49 | 1.1 | 1.71 | 2.4 | 6.91 | 1.5 | .82 | 1.6 | |
| DOA | N (N = 117) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Y (N = 1) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| DEP | N (N = 77) | 2.42 | 2.6 | 3.62 | 2.3 | .71 | 1.7 | .66 | 1.4 | 1.38 | 2.1 | 2.44 | 2.7 | 3.48 | 2.6 | 1.30 | 2.2 | 5.97 | 2.3 |
| Y (N = 60) | 4.05 | 2.7 | 5.00 | 2.2 | 1.93 | 2.4 | 1.70 | 2.4 | 1.43 | 2.2 | 1.47 | 2.0 | 1.88 | 2.4 | 1.22 | 2.1 | 3.25 | 3.0 | |
Note. Results for target emotions are shaded. Numbers in bold represent significant (p < .05) differences in emotion. Numbers in italics represent trend (p > .05–.10) differences in emotion. N = have not seen the movie, Y = have seen the movie
Row key: MTI = Modern Times; HAN = The Hangover; TBI = The Bourne Identity; RTT = Remember the Titians; WALL = WALL-E; PRP = Pride & Prejudice; SBF = Searching for Bobby Fischer; CRA = Crash; GTA = Gentleman’s Agreement; NLVW = National Lampoon’s Van Wilder; TFL; The Fly; PSY = Psycho; RING = The Ring; MYG = My Girl; SHW = The Shawshank Redemption; DEP = The Departed.