The Journal of Psychology in August found that superhero movies can promote prosocial behavior — actions that benefits other people or society as a whole.
Researchers wanted to see how the films that are typically filled with violence affect viewers in terms of empathy and moral reasoning.
The study involved two experiments, each with 200 Brazilian participants, who were assigned to either an experimental group or control group.
Those in the experimental group watched a 3-minute and 47-second clip from 2016’s “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” where Ben Affleck’s Batman rescues a captured woman from armed villains.The control group, meanwhile, watched a video of colorful shapes forming various patterns.
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